$150,000 heroin bust in I-65 traffic stop

A traffic stop on I-65 at Remington, IN early Sunday morning resulted in the seizure of more than five pounds of suspected heroin.

Indiana State Troopers said they pulled a man over for speeding, and noticed he was acting suspicious.

K-9's searched the car of 26-year-old Pedro Burgos, and located four packages of suspected heroin. Police said the street value of the packages is about $150,000.

Burgos, who is from Miami, Florida, has been booked into the Jasper County Jail. He faces preliminary charges of Dealing a Narcotic Drug, Possession of a Narcotic Drug, and Speeding.

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