HOLYOKE, MASS. (WHDH) - A traffic stop for a broken headlight led to the arrests of two Holyoke men and the seizure of a duffel bag filled with heroin and thousands of dollars in cash, officials said.
A trooper on a patrol in the area of Pleasant Steet in Holyoke just after midnight on Friday stopped a 2005 black Honda Accord that had a broken headlight and no front license plate, according to Massachusetts State Police.
Carlos Rosario-Infante, 35, and Radames Escalera, 34, were being ordered out of the car when the trooper allegedly noticed them reaching for a duffel bag in the back seat. Rosario-Infante then allegedly told the trooper that he did not have his license or vehicle registration.
A subsequent search of the vehicle and duffel bag yielded 150 grams of heroin and about $12,500 in cash.
Rosario-Infante and Escalera were arrested, booked at the state police barracks in Northampton, and taken to the Hampshire County House of Corrections pending arraignment.
They both face a charge of trafficking heroin.
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