Man arrested on charges of selling look-alike, black-tar heroin

A Bloomington man was arrested after the Bloomington Police Department obtained information he was selling drugs.\nToby Magness, 30, faces preliminary charges of dealing in a look-alike substance, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nBPD Det. Bill Jeffers believed Magness was selling black-tar heroin, Canada said. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Web site, black-tar heroin is heroin that takes a black, sticky form instead of the conventional white powder.\nAfter BPD set up a controlled buy, they learned it was not black-tar heroin. The substance is still unknown and is currently at the state lab getting tested, Canada said.\n“Some might argue that there is an inherent risk for those who do illegal drugs, but the intent of the legislature is pretty clear based on the classification of this offense as a (Class) C felony,” Canada said. “It is an attempt to protect individuals from ingesting unknown substances and, more importantly, punishing those who try to pass them off as legitimate.”\nAfter officers arrived at Magness’ address, they learned he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for a domestic battery charge, Canada said.\nMagness was arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail.