LANCASTER — A Lancaster man faces charges after he was stopped by police who allegedly observed him stumbling and exhibiting signs of being under the influence of an opiate.
Police approached 26-year-old Joel Tamenne in a parking lot of a business on July 31 and allegedly saw a hypodermic needle containing an off-white substance sticking out of his pocket.
Tamenne was taken into custody and during a search, he was allegedly in possession of 12 blue glassine baggies containing heroin, police say.
He is charged with possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia and public drunkenness.
