Police seize 2,075 bags of heroin on I-91

A Springfield, Vermont man was arrested in Northampton, Mass. Wednesday night on charges related to heroin trafficking after authorities uncovered some 2,075 baggies of heroin — worth up to $20,750 — in his vehicle, State Police said.



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Vermont man found with 2,000 baggies of heroin on I-91 in Northampton Laura Newberry | laura.newberry@masslive.com By Laura Newberry | laura.newberry@masslive.com on June 30, 2016 at 6:10 PM, updated June 30, 2016 at 6:11 PM NORTHAMPTON DISTRICT COURT Vermont man found with 2,000 baggies of heroin on I-91 in Northampton Case of Northampton couple facing charges in baseball bat fight plays like bad version of 'Who's on First?' Alleged burglar caught in the act in Southampton thanks to neighbor who called police Arson charges dropped against Hatfield man accused of leaving flaming box with his name and address on it on Northampton porch On foot and into swamp, Northampton police chase man who allegedly stole $430 in frozen shrimp from Stop & Shop NORTHAMPTON -- Massachusetts State Police found 2,000 baggies filled with about 62 grams of heroin in a vehicle traveling north through Northampton on Interstate 91 Wednesday night, according to court documents. Troopers stopped 50-year-old Stuart Sweetser of Springfield, Vt. near mile marker 26 and found between $10,000 and $30,000 worth of narcotics, police said. State Police pulled Sweetser over after receiving reports of a Chevy Trailblazer driving erratically from exit 17 in Holyoke onward, court reports said. Sweetser allegedly crossed the fog line in the breakdown lane more than a dozen times. Screen Shot 2016-05-03 at 10.12.57 AM.png Laura Newberry | laura.newberry@masslive.com When Sweetser stepped out of his car for sobriety tests, troopers found the baggies -- which later tested positive for heroin -- packed inside four cardboard boxes. The baggies were stamped with the word "Cobra," police said. Troopers also discovered 17 baggies of heroin in Sweetser's wallet, court documents said. Sweetser was arraigned in Northampton District Court Thursday on charges of operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs, trafficking more than 36 gram of heroin, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation. ADVERTISING inRead invented by Teads The Vermont man told police he got the boxed baggies of heroin in Springfield, Vt., and that the heroin in his wallet came from Connecticut and was for a friend. Sweetser is being held on $20,000 cash bail or $200,000 surety. He is due back in court on July 22.