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Delaware police stop man for speeding, find 15,000 baggies of heroin in car

This photo taken Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, and provided by Delaware State Police, shows what they say are 15,000 packets heroin found in the car of Davon Tucker, of Paterson, N.J., during a traffic stop in Milton, Del. AP Photo/Delaware State Police

MILTON, Del. — Police say they arrested a man in Delaware who had 15,000 baggies of heroin in his car during a traffic stop.

Delaware State Police say troopers pulled over 32-year-old Davon Tucker of Paterson, New Jersey, on Tuesday for speeding in Milton.

This Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, booking photo provided by Delaware State Police, shows Davon Tucker, of Paterson, N.J. who was arrested in Milton, Del., after police say they found 15,000 baggies of heroin in his car during a traffic stop. AP Photo/Delaware State Police

A trooper asked Tucker about an odour of marijuana. Police say Tucker then handed over a plastic bag of pot. During a search of the car, police say troopers found 15,000 small, wax-paper baggies containing heroin worth about $150,000 in the trunk. The baggies are slightly bigger than postage stamps.

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Master Cpl. Gary Fournier says the heroin bust is among the department’s largest during a routine traffic stop.

Tucker is being held on multiple drug charges. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney.

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