A Scranton man is facing drug charges after Lackawanna County detectives caught him with 20 bags of heroin in his rectum.
Shaun Bouldin, 37, 537-539 Linden St., was selling heroin as "JRock" while living at a halfway house in Scranton until two controlled purchases at two locations Monday around noon, police said.
The first buy had Mr. Bouldin sell 10 bags of heroin, paid for with marked money, in a car on South Edwards Court near Washburn Street. The second came when detectives called him to set up another meeting at Mulberry Street and Adams Avenue, within 1,000 feet of the University of Scranton. The purchase happened during a car ride.
After the second, Mr. Bouldin was taken into custody across the street from Minsec Scranton, a halfway house for state parolees. When they searched him, detectives found $455, including $150 in marked money, the cellphone he used to arrange drug sales, a copy of his state parole work sheet, a small plastic spoon and a key for the Rodeway Inn in Moosic, police said.
Mr. Bouldin repeatedly denied having anything else on him, but when detectives told him to bend over, he said he had "something up there."
Detectives found 20 bags of suspected heroin and a magazine wrapper, which is commonly used to package bricks of heroin. A brick of heroin contains 50 bags.
Mr. Bouldin was charged with three counts of possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of criminal use of a communication facility.
Mr. Bouldin is in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail.
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