Police Seize Heroin and Cash in Rio Grande

A 21-year-old woman is facing charges after Middle Township Police executed a search warrant a hotel on Wednesday.

Police say Alexis L. Ruiz was arrested after they seized over 220 bags of heroin and over $500 cash from a room at Motel 6 on Route 47 in Rio Grande Wednesday.

Ruiz was charged with possession of heroin and possession of heroin with the intent to distribute and was placed on a warrant and lodged in the Cape May County Jail.

SOURCE: Middle Township Police Department press release, 7/27/17