CRANSTON, R.I. -- Two local men have been ordered held without bail following the police seizure of nearly two pounds of heroin valued at $110,000.
Police said they approached Luis Marte, 34, of 151 Farmington Ave., and Luis Fernandez, 26, of 70 Perkins Ave., in front of the Farmington Avenue Apartments late Thursday night after seeing their car involved in numerous traffic violations.
Their suspicions were further aroused, they say, when they saw Marte holding a large paper bag containing 1 1/2 pounds of narcotics near his abdomen. A subsequent search of their homes yielded another half-pound of heroin and 55,000 plastic bags.
The two are facing charges of possession with intent to deliver, and are being held pending a hearing Jan. 14.