Colorado Springs police arrested two people accused of possessing heroin and cocaine with intent to distribute, officials said.
Police conducted a traffic stop at 7:45 p.m. Sunday at North Cedar Street and East Platte Avenue in which two men approached the car, “appearing to know the driver,” according to the Colorado Springs Police Department’s blotter.
One of the men was seen taking a backpack out of the stopped car, police said.
When officers confronted the individuals, they found 7.7 grams of heroin, 8.6 grams of cocaine, three syringes loaded with “suspected narcotics” and $1,024 in cash, police said.
The driver, 44-year-old Theresa Ackerman and one of the men, Richard Maestas, 28, were arrested for possession with intent to distribute, police said.
The investigation is continuing.
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