MT. PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Police said they discovered 550 bricks of suspected heroin when they pulled over a woman Wednesday for driving erratically on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to our news partners at the Trib.
Sarena V. Howard, 34, of Penn Hills, has been charged with manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance.
Police said Howard was pulled over in Mt. Pleasant Township in Westmoreland County around 1:30 p.m.
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Our partners at the Trib, who picked up court records, said Howard’s driver’s license was suspended.
When Howard eventually consented for police to search her car, troopers found 550 bricks of suspected heroin in a backpack in the back seat, which has a street value of more than $500,000, court documents say.
Howard posted $10,000 bond and her preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 20, according to the Trib.
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