Massive Heroin Haul in Connecticut

(Waterbury, Connecticut) A 23-year-old local woman, Traci Basta, has been accused of possessing 34,500 bags of heroin, found in her car by police after a traffic stop.

"This is highly unusual to encounter this much heroine being transported in a vehicle," said Acting Deputy Chief Chris Corbett, Waterbury police. "It was tightly packed into the trunk. Some of it was in a Northface black backpack."

The big question is where did this massive amount of drugs come from and where was it headed to?

"Certainly this looks like something that was coming from out of state here to Waterbury to then be distributed at the street level, so certainly she was acting as a courier," said Corbett.

Basta was booked into custody with bond set at $200,000. A court appearance is scheduled for June 24.