A 29-year-old Holmes Beach man was arrested May 8 after being charged with felony possession of heroin.
Holmes Beach police arrested Kristopher Smith of 309 57th St., Holmes Beach.
According to the arrest report, police indicated probable cause in searching Smith’s vehicle in the 5600 block of Flotilla Drive at about 2:15 a.m.
During the search, police found a pink plastic bag containing a brown, powdery substance on the handle of the driver’s side door.
The substance field-tested positive for heroin.
During the search, police also discovered two syringes and charged Smith with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was booked into the Manatee County jail and held on $2,000 bond. According to the jail website, Smith posted bond May 9 and was released.
His arraignment information was not available as of Islander press time.