CHARLESTOWN and ROCKINGHAM — Two women from Charlestown have been charged with possession of heroin following a traffic stop on Interstate 91 in Rockingham.
Troopers conducted a motor vehicle stop for speed at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6 on Interstate 91 northbound, near mile marker 36, in the town of Rockingham. During the course of the traffic stop, probable cause was developed to believe criminal activity was occurring, according to a press release from the Vermont State Police.
VSP troopers conducted a consensual search of the vehicle and located one bag of heroin on 31-year-old Miranda Goodell’s person, as well as 142 bags of heroin secured in a tissue box that belonged to Kerri Yaqoob, 28, according to police.
The two women, both residents of Charlestown, were arrested and transported to the VSP Westminster Barracks for processing. Yaqoob was arrested on charges of felony possession of heroin, and Goodell was charged with misdemeanor possession of heroin. Yaqoob was also found to be in violation of conditions of release, stemming from a prior heroin possession arrest, all according to police.
Both women were issued citations to appear on July 10 in Vermont Superior Court – Windham Criminal Division.
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