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Two arrested after traffic stop

BRATTLEBORO—On May 24 at 4 p.m., the state police conducted a motor vehicle stop on a New York-registered vehicle on Putney Road in Brattleboro for a traffic infraction. The operator, Jalil Freitag, 28, of Wells, failed to produce a valid license and his DMV records showed a criminal suspension in Vermont, according to Trooper Max Trenosky.

As the investigation progressed, an occupant, Jeremy Cary, 32, of Granville, N.Y., revealed that he was concealing 100 bags of heroin on his person.

Freitag was arrested on the criminal violation and Cary was arrested on the felony, Possession of Heroin.

Both were processed and released from the Westminster Barracks with a criminal citation to appear in Superior Court of Windham County.

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Jeremy M. Cary, accused of felony possession of heroin.

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