Two people are facing charges after police say they witnessed a drug deal worth $15,000 on Saturday morning in Andover, Massachusetts.
Police said detectives were conducting surveillance in the area of Campanelli Road at 11:30 a.m. when they allegedly witnessed a Lawrence, Massachusetts, man conducting a drug transaction with a woman from Nashua, New Hampshire.
After approaching the man's Mercedes SUV, detectives allegedly saw bags of heroin in the man's possession. Police said a further search of the vehicle found additional heroin inside the SUV.
Authorities said detectives seized a total of 350 grams of heroin from the vehicle.
Police arrested Jose Morales, 27, and Christine Soukaras, 30.
Morales was charged with trafficking class A substance and is being held on $50,000 bail pending his arraignment in Lawrence District Court.
Soukaras was charged with possession of class A substance. It's unclear when she will be arraigned.
