Ohio Sheriff’s Deputy arrests 20-year-old woman with 47 heroin-filled balloons in body cavity

[Amerigo Vespucci]

WOMAN CAUGHT TRANSPORTING HEROIN INSIDE BODY CAVITY



http://news.delawarecountysheriff.com/?p=777

(DELAWARE COUNTY, OH) May 6, 2011- A woman is in custody today after a traffic stop resulted in 47 balloons of heroin being seized. Yesterday at 4:25 p.m. a Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputy was advised of a vehicle in route to Columbus to purchase heroin. The Deputy followed the suspected vehicle and observed a female exit the vehicle and enter another vehicle. After a brief drive around the block the female exited the vehicle and got back into the suspect vehicle. The Deputy followed the suspect vehicle as it began traveling northbound. The Deputy initiated a traffic stop after observing the overly cautious driving patterns of the vehicle.

Sheriff Walter L. Davis III said: “Once the driver was removed from the vehicle he was questioned about the possibility of having drugs. The Deputy then asked the passenger if she was concealing drugs and she admitted that she did in fact have heroin inside her body and would retrieve it for the Deputy.”

The passenger was arrested and identified as 20-year-old Tiffany Giummo. Tiffany faces a felony charge of possession of drugs. Giummo is currently held in the Delaware County Jail.

Sheriff Davis said: “Heroin is already an extremely dangerous drug but transporting it inside the body has taken this danger to another level. Transporting heroin inside the body raises the risk of the drug entering the system in unknown quantities which could result in overdose or death.”

[Dark]

1. Sounds like a mule.

Such a shame that we punish people reduced to this.

[Mojeoux]

2. Truly true! ~nt

[TheMadMonk]

5. Possibly yes. Possibly no.

I do note that they were rather careful not to mention the actual amount recovered, just the number of "containers".

I couldn't say for the US, but here in Australia standard "deal" packing is water ballons. One hit per balloon, so 47 balloons could well amount to only a few grams. Barely a day's inventory for a street level dealer.

She may be a runner for a dealer, or may well have been the dealer herself on her way to her corner and "work". But unless the amount turns out to be substantial, she's no bloody mule.

[ecstatic]

3. They saved her life

This reinforces my belief that people go when it's their time to go and not a moment sooner.

[petronius]

4. "...after observing the overly cautious driving patterns..."

I'm sorry, but that's a bullshit reason for making a traffic stop, no matter if they're smuggling drugs or not...

[dionysus]

6. ironic, isn't it? "that fucker was following the law to the letter...suspicious!!"

:rofl: