Pa. drug bust yields $2.4 million worth of heroin

    Police seized $2.4 million worth of heroin after interrupting a drug buy in the parking lot of a home improvement store outside Philadelphia.

    Bensalem police said they seized nearly 2 kilograms of heroin after being tipped off about the sale.

    Three men were arrested Tuesday and charged with drug trafficking and related offenses. Each is being held on $1 million bail.

    Bensalem Director of Public Safety Fred Harran tells the Bucks County Courier Times that the heroin was flattened out and sewn into a soft-sided briefcase. He says the briefcase was stowed in a hidden compartment under the trunk of a car.

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