School safety officer caught with heroin, police say

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LOWER MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) --
A school safety agent has been accused of having a kilo of heroin with her.

Tina Batista, 36, was arrested on federal charges.

She will be arraigned Wednesday in federal court in Lower Manhattan.

Batista was off-duty when she was nabbed by federal officials.
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