Crime & Safety

Traffic Stop Turns Into Heroin Bust In Seekonk

Seekonk police released a photo of 250 bags of heroin - which they said measured about 65 grams - seized Saturday night.

Seekonk police released a photo of 250 bags of heroin - which they said measured about 65 grams - seized Saturday night.
Seekonk police released a photo of 250 bags of heroin - which they said measured about 65 grams - seized Saturday night. (Seekonk Police Release)

SEEKONK, MA — Seekonk police said a vehicle stop led to a large heroin bust Saturday night. Police said 250 bags of heroin were confiscated and the driver was arrested.

While police did not release many details about the arrest, they did post on social medial that Officer Michael Jacques made the stop that led to the seizure of about 65 grams of heroin — and released a photo of the seized drugs. The Attleboro Sun Chronicle reported that a female passenger in the car took off from the scene and eluded police custody.

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