Drug Bust: Routine Stop Uncovers Major Haul

0:00It's April 14th. Hartford News Today starts now. AI powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Police in South Windsor-Nab, two women after a routine traffic stop, turned up a stash of serious drugs, like fentanyl, cocaine, crack, and more. It all went down Monday near John Fitch Boulevard and Chapel Road, when officers spotted the driver, swerving out of her lane. They pulled the car over in a McDonald's parking lot, and that's when things got interesting. The 50-year-old passenger from South Windsor tried to bolt into the restaurant, but a chunk of what looked like crack cocaine tumbled right off her. Lap on to the vehicle step. A canine unit sniffed around and hit on something big, leading to a full search. Inside, cops found 641 glassine bags with heroin and fentanyl mix, plus cocaine, crack, adderol pills, snorting gear, and two. $132 in cash. Both women face multiple possession charges, plus narcotic sales and paraphernalia accounts,

1:00with the driver hit extra for the lane violation. The 48-year-old driver from East Windsor got a $10,000 bond, and heads to court April 29, while the passenger sits on a $100,000 bond for a Tuesday arraignment. This bust highlights how everyday stops can uncover major drug halls, keeping the streets a bit safer, one pull over at a time.