Well done Det. Osh.

Is it just me?!?!? Part of me feels compassion and wants Alvarez rehabilitated. After all, we all deserve a second chance however; this would come at a cost to tax payers including myself. I then think, is this his second, third, fourth offence? Does he have a record?? Although a very small part of me wants to see him rehabilitated (if possible), a huge part of me wants to see the sucker rot in jail - this, unfortunately; at a much steeper cost to tax payers but at least he'd be off the street. I then think beyond all of that to the families of the users of these drugs. Heartache, despair and sometimes the laying to rest a loved-one who couldn't control their habit. I've already seen death and destruction of a family brought on by drugs. It's heartbreaking and takes years for families to overcome and undo what one person has done either by taking or selling drugs. Kudos to O'Shaughnessy for arresting this scum!! My mind is made up, I want Alvarez to rot in jail!!!! Balloons up his anus will be the least of his worries once Bubba comes along.......

Screw off you don't even know this "scums" story. You don't know him at all. And think about what that comment of yours will do to his family. You don't know.

He needs heavy psychiatric rehabilitation. That's what. He needs help.

I feel bad for him :( at least he's not out robbing people at gun point. As far as the drugs go...? It's an addiction. If he is selling drugs it's to feed his addiction. Selling drugs to addicts in your community. Not "push" drugs on 1st graders. My point being, this is not THAT huge of a crime in my opinion. Once you take a step down off your moral high ground for just a moment, that is...

Residential substance abuse treatment usually includes psychiatric treatment, as well, and costs far less than "rotting" in prison with no help at all. No one comes out of prison a better person.

Agrees with Chris. 30 Bags is a LOT of heroin. He was a drug dealer and needs to be punished. Period.

Maybe it's about time that we decriminalize drugs and make them available to addicts instead, to remove the incentive to steal or to deal.

The war on drugs is a huge failure, there is another guy willing to put 40 bags up his butt to replace him. Don't waste the taxpayers money incarcerating him for drug offences in a proven failed system that does not benefit society. Arrest him for stealing a wallet.

Zak Koeske- you need to work on your vocabulary. Your use of the words "butt" and "anus" make you sound ignorant. People hide drugs in body cavities, in this case probably the rectal cavity. This article makes the Patch sound like the National Enquirer.

Did he go to gr HS ?

Ha. I thought the use of the word "butt" was a little "middle school newspaper". Sounds better to say body cavity or just say ass.

I must admit that I would think not to embrace what we once called "snow" between the cheeks of what is now referred to by teenaged rascals of my "badonkadonk". A good friend of mine (back in the day) once claimed to experience symptoms of an overdose while clenching only a few packs in the anal region.
To address the editor of this article, I very much appreciate the use of the word "Butt", it is clear and concise.

Potato- Potatoe, Tomato-Tomatoe, either way the drugs must stink!

This gives a whole new meaning to the old phrase "up the arse".

I know this person, he is a generally good kid. I haven't seen him in a few years but it seems he is on a self destructive path. But he was always kind to me!!