Original Blog Entry: Woman Had 47 Balloons of Heroin in Her Body

truesee — Wed, 11 May 2011 12:58:40 GMT

Woman Had 47 Balloons of Heroin in Her Body

Dan Jovic

Fox8.com Reporter

11:45 a.m. EDT, May 10, 2011

DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio -- A woman from Willard, Ohio was arrested last week after police found 47 heroin filled balloons inside her body cavity.

According to officials, a Delaware County Sheriffs Deputy received a tip that Tiffany Giummo, 20, of Willard, would be traveling to the Columbus area in an effort to purchase heroin on May 5.

Deputies began surveillance on Giummo and followed her as she exited a vehicle she was traveling in and enter another vehicle.

Police say she drove around the block in the second car and then got back into the original vehicle.

A traffic stop was initiated because of the suspicious behavior and Giummo was questioned if she was concealing drugs. According to authorities she admitted that she had heroin inside her body.

After being placed under arrest Giummo was taken to the Delaware County Jail where 47 balloons filled with heroin were removed from her body.

She is currently being held on a felony charge of possession of drugs at the Delaware County Jail.

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