SMITHFIELD TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police arrested two people after a traffic stop revealed 28 bundles of heroin inside a Jeep.
According to the Pennsylvania State Police, on September 15, troopers pulled over a vehicle on Seven Bridge Road in Smithfield Township.
Police say that during the traffic stop, "indicators of criminal activity" were detected, and troopers asked the driver, Richard Gandolfo, 53, of Stroudsburg, if they could search the car.
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The search seized 28 bundles of suspected heroin, and Gandolfo admitted to police that he "ingested the heroin."
Gandolfo has been charged with drug-related offenses and DUI.
The passenger, a 27-year-old woman from Stroudsburg, was found with suspected heroin residue and will also face charges.
