Woman Caught with Class B Drug Suboxone

Police on Sunday caught an Arlington woman in a car with several hypodermic needles and a substance that officials believe to be Suboxone, a class B in Massachusetts.

Capt. Richad Flynn, of the Arlington Police Department, said the matter remains under investigation and the woman’s identity won’t be revealed at this time. According to the incident report, she is to be summonsed for possession of a class B drug, but she was not arrested or charged with a crime.

The stop happened on Mystic Valley Parkway, after a passerby told police there were three people inside a white car, acting suspiciously.

There were two men and a woman in a white Honda, according to the report. Police noted the back passenger had placed a dark blue hooded sweatshirt on the floor of the car.

The driver of the car, who has not been identified, said they were “just hanging out,” and the woman said, “Waiting for a friend,” according to the report.

The officer asked the trio to get out of the car. He noticed about 10 capped and uncapped hypodermic needles throughout the vehicle, according to the report.

In the dark blue sweatshirt, police found a spoon and an uncapped needle, according to the report.

Police asked to search the woman’s bag. Inside, they allegedly found an orange substance wrapped in glassine packaging, which police believe to be Suboxone.

The woman told police it was a small amount of the class B drug and that she forgot it was in there.

Possession of a class B drug in Massachusetts can result in a maximum sentece of one year in jail for the first offense and up to two years for the second. Other drugs also considered in the same class are cocaine, LSD, ecstasy and methamphetamine. Heroin and morphine are class A drugs.