Smugglers With Sole

CBS3 broke a story this morning about a heroin bust in Northeast Philly. Over one million dollars in heroin was seized by Philadelphia Police "near 'G' Street and Hunting Park Avenue."

The drugs purportedly originated in New York and Colombia (CBS3 put themselves in the crosshairs of our very own Proofreading Philly by misspelling the name of the coffee-and-drugs capital of the world).

The cheeky criminals hid the stash, totaling over eight pounds, in the insoles of their shoes. This is a big blow to the city's drug problem and, with all those drugs off the streets, might even have a positive effect on the murder rate.

This is just the latest in a string of heroin busts over the years. This week's arrests involved the most heroin seized at one time since 17 pounds were recovered in a 1991 incident at 30th Street Station.

Add this to the list of reasons to do everything you can reasonably do to avoid any streets named after letters. That is usually not a good sign.

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