Traffic Stop Leads to Discovery of Heroin

The Perry County Sherriff’s Office said a woman is being held on Felony drug charges at Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail in Nelsonville, Ohio, after a traffic stop Friday morning. Officers at the Somerset Police Department conducted the stop after 2 a.m. 

The suspect, Misty Humphreys, was found with 434 unit doses of Heroin in her vehicle. That amounts to 60.1 grams, which has a street value of over $10,000. 

During the stop officers utilized a K9 Unit named Dolly, who gave officers probable cause to conduct a search by indicating the possibility of narcotics in the car.