Beaumont woman arrested for narcotics possession

Published 12:11 pm Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Detectives conducting surveillance saw suspicious activity not related to their case that led to the arrest of a Beaumont woman for narcotics possession on Tuesday.

Jefferson County Narcotics Task Force members were conducting surveillance in Beaumont and reportedly saw a white Chevrolet car with two white female inside that seemed to be selling narcotics, according to a press release from JSCO.

One of the women, Heather Pina, 28, of Beaumont, was found to be in possession of 28 pills of Dilaudid.

Dilaudid pills.

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Pina allegedly made a statement about the incident in which the pills were being sold for $40. Pina was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance.

Dilaudid, which is hydromorphone, is in the opioids classification and acts as a strong pain medication.