Local law enforcement officers arrested an Elizabeth City man earlier this week after finding him with more than 5 pounds of heroin.
Joseph Antonio Baker, 35, whose last known address was the 1400 block of River Road, was taken into custody by Elizabeth City police officers with the assistance of Pasquotank County sheriffâs deputies, a city police press release states.
According to the release, officers seized about 2.4 kilograms of heroin from Baker. Thatâs about 8,600 individual doses of the illegal drug. Police estimated its street value at $86,000.
In addition, officers seized $31,797 in cash from Baker.
Baker was charged with trafficking of a schedule I controlled substance and maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of trafficking a controlled substance.