ROCK HILL, S.C. — Authorities say a man's provision of a counterfeit $20 bill to a friend for gas led to his arrest on heroin trafficking charges.
Channel 9's partners at The Herald reported a Rock Hill police report said a woman who tried to pay for gas with the bill early Tuesday told police that 33-year-old Christopher Matuse had given her the bill.
Police searching Matuse's jacket for more counterfeit money instead found a bag containing more than 15 grams of heroin, with an estimated street value of $2,360.
Matuse is charged with trafficking heroin and Hinson is charged with possession. It's unclear whether they have lawyers.
A search of the car revealed a suitcase belonging to the woman's brother, 26-year-old Joshua Hinson. That suitcase contained around .05 grams of black tar heroin and paraphernalia.
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