Jesus Vargas arrested in Hartford Sunday morning after police found hundreds of bags of heroin

Jesus Vargas, of Park Terrace, is charged with taking a motor vehicle without permission, possession of narcotics, possession with intent to sell, possession of a controlled substance and driving without a license.Police spotted Vargas while en route to investigate a complaint that he had taken a car from a residence on Park Street, police said. They pulled Vargas over at Park and Wadsworth streets and saw a bag of white powder packaged for street sale, police said.
Police searched the car and found 316 bags of suspected heroin in the front passenger seat of the car, police said. Police also found five bags of marijuana and $594 in cash.The car owner has nothing to do with the drugs found in the car, police said.