2 charged in grocery parking lot with trafficking heroin

Published 11:23 am Tuesday, February 20, 2024

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Two Winston-Salem residents face heroin trafficking charges after the vehicle they were in was stopped in the Food Lion parking lot off US 158 in Bermuda Run Saturday evening.

According to Davie Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Brian Jacobs, deputies stopped a 2019 Dodge Challenger about 6:30 p.m. for a “traffic violation.”

The driver was Bryan Anthony Saunders, and the passenger was identified as Helen Tomeko Saunders. Both gave consent to search the vehicle, Jacobs said.

Fourteen grams of heroin was discovered in the vehicle.

She was charged with felony possession with intent to sell heroin, felony trafficking in heroin, felony possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was taken into custody in lieu of a $100,000 bond pending a Feb. 22 appearance in Davie District Court.

He was charged with felony trafficking in heroin, felony possession of heroin and driving while license revoked. He was taken into custody in lieu of of a $50,000 bond pending a Feb. 22 hearing in Davie District Court.