Search of Mini Mart nets heroin, arrest
Published: Mon, Aug. 18, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Mon, Aug. 18, 2008 01:05AM
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closeDURHAM -- Police arrested a Durham man after a search of a convenience store netted 14 baggies of heroin and a handgun.
Eric Devol Higgins, 35, of 2507 S. Roxboro St., was charged Friday with possession of drugs with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a firearm by a felon.
After an informant bought drugs from a man working at the Harlem Mini Mart, 610 Lakeland St., a search of the store turned up 14 baggies of heroin weighing a total of 1.3 grams, $80 in cash, a small amount of marijuana and a .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun, according to an inventory included with the search warrant.
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Higgins was previously convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for robbery with a dangerous weapon but served only about six years of the sentence, according to state Department of Correction records.
Higgins was held Sunday in the Durham County jail with bail set at $40,000.
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