Man arrested for possessing heroin

A 49-year-old Marathon man was arrested following a traffic stop Thursday afternoon for possessing 80 individual baggies of heroin.

James John Donnelly was charged with trafficking in heroin.

Traffic Enforcement Deputy Arron Roddy stopped a Ford pickup truck on 107th Street in Marathon at approximately 3:50 p.m. due to an obscured license plate. The truck was found to be registered to someone other than Donnelly. There were no other occupants other than Donnelly.

Sheriff’s Office K9 Coral was called. K9 Coral alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle.

A search of the truck revealed 80 separate baggies containing a total of 10.8 grams of a brown powdery substance which tested positive for heroin.

Donnelly was taken to jail.

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