Police: Man vomits 32 bags of heroin at Camden County Jail

GLOUCESTER TWP - A Gloucester Township man vomited 32 bags of heroin at the county jail following his arrest on warrants after he was caught speeding through a Sicklerville Road work zone, police said.

Michael Rosario, 24, was arrested Thursday afternoon for outstanding warrants and charged with additional offenses after police officers learned he gave them a phony identity and corrections officers found bags of heroin in his mouth, authorities said.

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Police allege Rosario was driving a Honda Civic that sped past a marked police car in a work zone and pulled into a nearby Wawa parking lot. Rosario and a passenger switched seats in the car, then exited the parking lot back onto Sicklerville Road, according to police.

When officers stopped the car, police said, Rosario gave a fake name. Officers determined his true identity, discovered outstanding warrants and arrested him. Police said they also found six bags of heroin and 13 empty bags with heroin residue.

Rosario was taken to Camden County Jail.

At the jail, officers allegedly found a plastic bag filled with 32 small baggies containing heroin inside Rosario's mouth. Police said he had regurgitated the bags from his stomach.

Rosario was charged with drug possession, hindering apprehension, possession of drug paraphernalia, drug distribution and related offenses.

He was taken to an area hospital for treatment for potentially ingesting the heroin, police said. Once cleared, Rosario returned to the jail.

Carly Q. Romalino: @carlyqromalino; 856-486-2476; cromalino@gannettnj.com

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