Lodi undercover detectives charge local woman with prostitution, heroin possession in sting

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 27-year-old Lodi woman was charged with busted on prostitution and drug charges after undercover detectives answered her Backpage.com ad and were offered a half-hour’s sex for $80, borough police said.

Kristi Villano — who called herself “Vanessa” had carrying 25 glassine envelopes of heroin stamped “KO,” as well as several hypodermic syringes and crack pipes, when the undercover went to her Route 46 apartment earlier today, Detective Capt. Donald Scorzetti said.

The Lodi High School graduate was being held on $15,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with promoting prostitution and various counts of drug and drug paraphernalia possession.

MUGSHOT: Courtesy LODI PD

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