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Baltic man busted for selling heroin

SPRAGUE – Police have made an arrest on Monday following an investigation into the sale of heroin. Tomas Ortiz, 53, of Baltic was arrested around 2 p.m. on Mond...
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SPRAGUE – Police have made an arrest on Monday following an investigation into the sale of heroin.

Tomas Ortiz, 53, of Baltic was arrested around 2 p.m. on Monday after a warrant for his arrest was served.

The Statewide Narcotics Task Force initiated a several month-long investigation and identified Ortiz as their suspect.

Upon the conclusion of the investigation, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Ortiz.

Ortiz was taken into custody and held on $150,000 bond and is set to appear in court in Norwich on Tuesday.

Police are encouraging anyone who may have information regarding the sale of illegal drugs in the state to contact State police.

All tips will remain confidential.

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