MOUNT TABOR—State police arrested Scott Racine, 42, of Middlebury, and Jonathan Gallagher, 36, of Rutland, after finding 1,400 bags of heroin in their car during a traffic stop on Route 7 in Mount Tabor. Police reported they pulled the car over for speeding around 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19. Both men were arrested for trafficking and importation of heroin and were lodged at the Marble Valley Correctional Facility. The two were scheduled to appear in court on Friday, Jan. 20.
Traffic stop lands 1,400 bags of heroin
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