$600,000 worth of heroin confiscated at hotel

PhillyBurbs.com:  $600,000 worth of heroin confiscated at hotel: "According to Bensalem police, officers noticed a suspicious looking car, a black Chevrolet Impala with New Jersey plates, parked outside the motel Wednesday.
The officers approached the car and spoke with a Melvin Torres, 18, who said he had arrived at the motel with his cousin, Francisco Saldana, 25, who was in one of the motel rooms, according to court records.
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Police then went to the motel room, knocked on the door and spoke with Saldana and two other men in the room, Jose Vargas, 20, and Raymer Carrasco, 26, the court documents show.
The next day, Bensalem police obtained search warrants for the motel room and the Impala. The heroin and the handgun, which had been stolen of out of Philadelphia, were found in a hidden compartment in the Impala's dashboard, according to the court paperwork.
The men refused to talk to police after they were arrested, Harran said.
Each man are charged with being part of a corrupt organization and conspiracy to sell drugs, both first-degree felonies punishable by up to 20 years in prison, and carrying an unlicensed gun, a third-degree felony punishable by up to seven years in prison"