72-Year-Old Austin Man Charged with Heroin Trafficking

A 72-year-old Austin man was arrested Friday and charged with Delivery of a Controlled Substance after officials found 91 grams of heroin in his possession. The Austin Police Department arrested Robert Ramos Perez in the Sunset Valley area of Austin during a narcotics investigation. The 244 brightly colored water balloons stuffed with the drug Ramos was allegedly carrying have a potential $5,000 street value. He will be charged with a first-degree felony. [APD]