Two people were arrested and 265 bags of heroin seized Tuesday afternoon in the McKnight neighborhood, police said.
SPRINGFIELD -- Two people were arrested and 265 bags of heroin seized Tuesday afternoon in the McKnight neighborhood, police said.
Springfield police spokesman Ryan Walsh said Ovysidioel Ortiz, 19, and Farie Valentin, 25, were arrested at about 1 p.m. near the 100 block of St. James Avenue. Officers found 265 bags of heroin in their possession.
Each was charged with possession of a Class A substance with the intent to distribute and a drug offense in a school zone.