Police find 50 heroin packets at Hoffman's apartment

Detectives found almost 50 envelopes, branded “Ace of Spades,” containing what is believed to be heroin, in the apartment of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead on Sunday.

Police find 50 heroin packets at Hoffman's apartment

More than 20 used syringes in a plastic cup were also found with several other bags containing white powder.

Police sources revealed prescription drugs, including blood-pressure medication clonidine hydrochloride; addiction-treatment drug buprenorphine; Vyvanse, a drug used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; hydroxyzine, which can be used to treat anxiety; and methocarbamol, a muscle relaxer were also recovered during searches.

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