ARRESTED: Utah Man in Custody for Trafficking of $60K Worth of Heroin
POCATELLO, IDAHO – APRIL 10, 2015 (GEPHARDT DAILY) – The Idaho State Police arrested a Utah man Wednesday who is suspected of trafficking heroin from Utah to Idaho.
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An Idaho State Trooper pulled over a 2006 Honda Civic in Franklin County near the Utah border for a minor traffic offense. After the driver consented to a search of the vehicle, the trooper found approximately 201.4 grams of heroin stashed inside the car.
Andres Avila-Rivera, 34, who lives in Ogden, Utah was then arrested for Felony Trafficking of Heroin and if convicted. Avila-Revera, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
The current street value of the heroin is approximately $60,000.
Avila-Rivera was booked into the Caribou County Jail and will be arraigned in Sixth Judicial District Court in Franklin County.
