HOULTON — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency have arrested two out of state men in Houlton on heroin charges after the men's car took a wrong turn and ended up at the US-Canadian border crossing in Houlton.

Arrested were:
Francisco Vasquez (34) of Mansfield, Connecticut for, Aggravated Trafficking in Heroin, Class A

Sammy Rodriguez (32) of the Bronx, New York for, Aggravated Trafficking in Heroin, Class A

MDEA agents assigned to the Aroostook District Task Force were notified by U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officers Sunday morning that they were detaining two men for drug violations at the Houlton Port of Entry.

Agents said the two men claimed to be traveling to Caribou from Connecticut for a birthday party but missed the Houlton exit and ended up on the Canadian side at the border crossing. Canadian officials conducted a customs search of the car locating materials and packaging consistent with drug trafficking but no drugs were found. The car then turned around to return to the U.S. side. Upon re-entry U.S. Customs & Border Patrol agents conducted another inspection with the help of a drug recognition dog who alerted to the presence of drugs around the car's wheel wells. Agents seized two bags of suspected heroin concealed within two locations of the vehicle's trunk. The total weight of the suspected heroin was about 66 grams – the equivalent of 660 doses with a street value of $20,000. Also found were packing materials and $640. in suspected drug proceeds.

Vasquez and Rodriguez were arrested and transported to the Aroostook County Jail where bail was set at $25,000 cash each. The investigation is continuing.