ALHAMBRA — Police arrested a 63-year-old Alhambra woman Thursday and seized 70 balloons filled with heroin, authorities said.
Lorie Kell was arrested just after 5 p.m. at an apartment in the 900 block of South Marguerita Avenue, Alhambra police Sgt. Esther Rodriguez said. She was booked on suspicion of possession of narcotics for sales.
The arrest was the result of a search warrant carried out by detectives the Alhambra Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit, police officials said in a written statement posted on the department’s Facebook page. Further details regarding the investigation were not available Friday, nor was the estimated street value of the seized drugs.
“Heroin is a very addictive drug that causes users to have to use daily,” according to the police statement. “Users often times spend over $100 a day on the drug and get a lot of their money from stealing and pawning merchandise.”
According to Los Angeles County booking records, Kell was released from jail Thursday night pending her initial court appearance after posting $30,000 bail.