Man found with over five ounces of heroin, deputies said

Sara Marino | Treasure Coast Newspapers

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MARTIN COUNTY — A 24-year-old man accused of having over five ounces of heroin in Jensen Beach was arrested Saturday, an affidavit states.

Bradley Martin, who is from Pennsylvania, told Martin County Sheriff's deputies he thought the heroin that was found in his car was boat shavings and fiberglass that he bought from a laundromat in East Stuart.

Deputies said they stopped Martin at Northeast Indian River Drive and Northeast Palmer Street in Jensen Beach about 11:50 p.m. after noticing Martin was driving with an expired vehicle registration.

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When deputies stopped the car, they said they smelled marijuana coming from the interior and told Martin and another man in the car they were going to search the car.

Deputies said they found a bag labeled laundry detergent in Martin's car that had "a large amount of white and light blue substance," the arrest affidavit states.

Deputies tested the substance, and determined it was heroin.

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"It shouldn't be heroin, let me see it," Martin told deputies.

Martin told deputies everything in the car was his and not the passenger's. The passenger wasn't arrested, deputies said.

Martin was arrested on a felony count of planning to sell, manufacture, deliver or traffic heroin and taken to the Martin County jail.

He remained at the jail Monday afternoon with a $500,000 bond.