CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / ANAHEIM
A 25-year-old Anaheim man is scheduled to appear in court today on charges of possessing and transporting 95 pounds of black-tar heroin, in connection with what authorities are calling the largest seizure of the drug in the history of California’s narcotics bureau.
The discovery was made over the weekend when agents served a search warrant on Gerardo Medina Hernandez’s vehicle and home. They said they found the suspect unloading the heroin from compartments built into the front wheel wells of his SUV.
Authorities estimated the street value of the heroin at $10 million, state Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown said. Investigators from the Inglewood Police Department and a multi-agency task force, LA IMPACT, joined the state Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement in the investigation.
Hernandez, 25, was arrested on suspicion of possessing heroin for sale. Bail was set at $2 million.
-- Tony Barboza
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