VERGENNES, Vt. -
Police say they caught three people who likely sold hundreds of bags of heroin in the last week.
And police say it probably wasn't their first time doing it.
Police say Brian Cumberbatch, Jill Smith, and Zebulon Brinkman were busted for selling heroin this week.
"It was very big for us. I think it was probably the biggest one we've had," says Chief George Merkel, Vergennes Police Department.
Merkel says Smith and Brinkman sold heroin from homes in Middlebury and Leicester. Merkel says Cumberbatch ran the drugs from New York City.
"He has been to Vermont a couple of times and each time he came to Vermont he'd sell anywhere from $9,000 to $11,000 worth of heroin," says Merkel.
Merkel says on this trip Cumberbatch brought 900 bags of heroin. After a couple days in the state, police say he had about 300 bags when he was arrested.
Police say while these arrests were important, they say there's a lot more work to be done to combat the drug problem in this area.
"The drug problem is out of control," says Merkel.
Merkel says he's talking about pills and heroin. He says to fix the problem will take hard work by police, more education, and better treatment for addicts.
"Everybody is doing the best they can but sometimes it doesn't hurt to take a step back and take a look at it and say what can we do better?" says Merkel.
The chief wants to make it clear the drug problem affects the whole state, not just Addison County.
Police say all three drug sellers are being held in jail.
