Woman arrested during Monroe County traffic stop claims she swallowed 4 baggies of heroin

The Brief

  • While a woman who had a warrant was being arrested, she suffered a seizure and was given Narcan.
  • The woman was taken to a hospital, where she claimed she swallowed four baggies of heroin.
  • Police said the woman also had cocaine and a scale with her.

MONROE COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) A woman caught with cocaine during a Monroe County traffic stop Saturday claimed she swallowed four baggies of heroin after suffering a seizure before being taken to jail.

According to a press release from Monroe police, the 30-year-old woman was stopped in the 700 block of Smith Street just after 10:30 p.m. Both the woman and her passenger, a 45-year-old man, had warrants and were arrested.

While searching the woman, deputies said they found two bags of cocaine and a scale in her sweatshirt. A pistol was also in the vehicle, police said.

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