Austin

Police Arrest 72-Year-Old Man Accused Of Trafficking 244 Heroin Balloons

KUT 90.5 | By Nathan Bernier

Published January 7, 2011 at 3:36 PM CST

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72-year-old Robert Ramos Perez was arrested this afternoon and charged with trafficking heroin.

Image courtesy Austin Police Department

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Heroin balloons APD say they found in possession of 72-year-old Robert Ramos Perez

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Heroin balloons APD say they found in possession of 72-year-old Robert Ramos Perez

Image courtesy Austin Police Department

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Heroin balloons APD say they found in possession of 72-year-old Robert Ramos Perez

Image courtesy Austin Police Department

We don't often hear about heroin busts from the Austin Police Department. But today APD tells about the arrest of 72-year-old Robert Ramos Perez. He was taken into custody around 1:30 this afternoon on the 5600 block of Westgate Boulevard.

APD say Perez was carrying 244 balloons or 91 grams of heroin. The estimated street value, according to police, is $5,000.

Perez is charged with Delivery of a Controlled Substance, a First Degree Felony in Texas. Click on the image above to see pictures of the alleged heroin.