Taichung: Taichung police on Monday revealed the arrest last year of an alleged heroin dealer who evaded detection by hiding her drugs in a baby stroller. According to Focus Taiwan, the Taichung Police Department stated that officers at its Fengyuan Precinct learned of the 44-year-old woman, surnamed Hung, while investigating other drug cases last April, and subsequently alerted local prosecutors. Investigators discovered that Hung, residing in the city's Houli District, resorted to drug dealing to supplement the unstable income brought in by her husband, who worked as a temporary laborer. Utilizing social media, Hung developed a customer base, arranging meetings and selling drugs at various locations around the city. Police reported that Hung evaded detection by taking her young child out on the trips in a baby stroller, which she also used to conceal the drugs until it was time to make a sale. After gathering sufficient evidence, officers arrested Hung on the street in July. A search of her home led to t he seizure of account books, bags of heroin and amphetamines, an electric scale, a mobile phone, and drug paraphernalia. Local media reported that based on the account books, Hung was earning as much as NT$200,000 (US$6,080) a month from her drug dealings. Following further investigation, Taichung prosecutors charged Hung in January with violations of the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act. Additionally, police requested the Taichung Social Affairs Bureau to assess whether Hung's child would be able to receive adequate care at home.
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