DRUG RUNNING FAILS S.S.
A SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL INMATE, WHO WAS ALLOWED TO ATTEND A FAMILY FUNERAL, REPORTEDLY RETURNED TO THE JAILHOUSE 12 HOURS LATER, WITH A STASH OF DRUGS AND SYRINGES IN HIS STOMACH. 30 YEAR-OLD BOULDER CREEK RESIDENT JOSHUA ROBERTSON HAD BEEN IN JAIL SINCE OCTOBER 18TH , ON CHARGES OF SELLING AND TRANSPORTING HEROIN, AND RESISTING ARREST. WHEN HE ASKED TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL, DEPUTIES REPORTEDLY SUSPECTED HE PLANNED A DRUG RUN. WHEN ROBERTSON RETURNED FRIDAY NIGHT, HE WAS TAKEN TO DOMINICAN HOSPITAL, WHERE AN X-RAY WAS DONE, AND LAXATIVES (AND AN ENEMA) WERE USED. HE EXPELLED 17 GRAMS OF BLACK TAR HEROIN, 20 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA AND 4 HYPODERMIC SYRINGES. ROBERTSON WAS ALREADY FACING UP TO 12 YEARS IN STATE PRISON, PLUS 2 PAROLE VIOLATIONS. ADDITIONAL DRUG CHARGES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FILED THIS WEEK.
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