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Routine traffic stops ends in heroin
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March 25, 2012 |
A routine traffic stop Sunday morning, March 18,
resulted in two arrests in what's being called
the largest heroin bust ever in not only
Boundary County, but the entire state of Idaho.
According to court records, Bonners Ferry Police
officer Willie Cowell was on patrol at around 7
a.m. when he spotted a 2012 Ford F150 pickup
with no license plates on U.S. 95 at Alderson
Lane.
A subsequent search of the vehicle turned up
approximately eight pounds of heroin, which
would have a street value of over $1.5-million, and the
occupants of the vehicle, Barbara Willoubhy, 22,
and passenger Hector Rivera, 34, were taken into
custody on drug trafficking charges.
Both suspects are from California, and it's assumed
that they weren't in Bonners Ferry to attend
church services.
Both are being held in the Boundary County Jail
on $250,000 bond, with a first court appearance
set for 1:30 p.m. Friday. |
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