Police: Bronx Man Stashed 1,428 Bags Of Heroin Inside Body
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A New York City man has pleaded not guilty after police say they found more than 1,400 bags of heroin stashed inside his body.
Vermont State Police say Fernando Estrella, 41, of the Bronx, was pulled over for a traffic violation early Tuesday in St. Albans. Authorities say a police dog detected drugs but police did not find any in the minivan.
Police say they got a warrant for a body cavity search and 1,428 bags of heroin were removed from Estrella at a hospital.
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Estrella pleaded not guilty to felony heroin possession, heroin trafficking, heroin importation and violating conditions of his release.
He's being held Wednesday. It was not immediately known if he had a lawyer who could comment on his behalf. A message left at the public defenders' office after hours was not returned.
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