Cops: Woman Says Heroin, Pot Aren't Hers

A Sparta woman told a cop the pot and heroin found in her car weren't hers and she didn't know how the drugs got there, police said.

Officer Anthony Cirri was pulling out of the when he saw Cary Gallo, 20, of Sparta, driving while talking on her cell phone around 11 p.m. Sunday, police said.

Cirri smelled a strong odor of raw marijuana when he stopped Gallo's vehicle, police said. During a further investigation, Cirri found a pipe with burned marijuana residue in it, a plastic bag with green and orange vegetation—suspected to be marijuana, another small plastic bag with marijuana in it and a cigarette box with 11 used wax folds containing heroin residue, police said.

Gallo denied owning the drugs or knowing where they came from, police said.

Gallo was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance schedule I, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle and using a call phone wile driving.

Gallo was later released, police said.

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