During a search of the hotel, police found about 200 grams of heroin, four ounces of marijuana, a scale, and other packaging and bagging supplies, the lieutenant said. The person who was renting the room, Ricardo Correa, 21, was arrested.
The total amount of heroin is valued around $87,000, which is the most the department has seized in the city in a long time, Shaw said.
According to Shaw, the patrol division applied for a warrant after Sgt. Chris Broems was on duty when he saw what appeared to be a drug transaction take place in the hotel’s parking lot. He then pulled over the vehicle that left the lot. The driver of the vehicle had a small amount of marijuana, and the passenger, Eudy Taveras, 20, had about $100 worth of heroin, Shaw said.
Correa, who is the main suspect in the case, has been on the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit’s radar, Shaw said. He added that the driver of the vehicle Taveras was in was not involved in the drug operation.
Both suspects were charged with possession of more than four ounces of marijuana, possession with intent to sell marijuana, possession of narcotics, possession with intent to sell narcotics, operating a drug factory, and conspiracy to commit all of those charges, Shaw said.
Correa who is currently on parole is being held on a $150,000 bond, and Taveras on a $10,000 bond, he said.
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