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Evesham Police K-9 sniffs out heroin during search of car with man sleeping in the driver’s seat

Police say a subsequent search of the vehicle by officers resulted in the discovery of 12 bags of heroin hidden inside.

The following report is on file with the Evesham Township Police Department:

On June 9 at 1:30 a.m., an officer patrolling inside the township’s Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety zone observed a subject sleeping in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked in the lot of 360 S. Route 73.

During the investigation, Evesham Police K-9 Brody was called upon to assist officers with the detection of narcotics.

According to police, the K-9 was walked around the exterior of the suspect’s vehicle at which time he alerted officers to the presence of narcotics inside the car. Police say a subsequent search of the vehicle by officers resulted in the discovery of 12 bags of heroin hidden inside the vehicle.

Arrested:

A male, age 32, of Vineland, was charged with third-degree possession of heroin and a disorderly persons offense for possession of drug paraphernalia. Evesham Police say the man was turned over to the Washington Township Police Department to satisfy outstanding criminal warrants.

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