Crime Correspondent: Kempsey

47-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman appeared in Port Macquarie Local Court on Friday charged over the alleged supply of heroin

Arrest of a man and a woman last week for supplying heroin in the Macleay follows the recent deaths of two people from heroin overdoses, police said yesterday.<br />A 32-year-old Kempsey woman died following a heroin overdose on December 5, and police allege she was supplied by the two people arrested last week.<br />A 31-year-old man died from an overdose in January but it is unclear if the heroin was from the same supplier.The 47-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman appeared in Port Macquarie Local Court on Friday charged over the alleged supply of heroin.Kempsey detectives conducted an investigation, Operation Horan, looking into ongoing heroin supply within the local region.Last Thursday police executed a search warrant at a Burnt Bridge property and arrested the two alleged heroin suppliers.It will be alleged that a quantity of heroin and cash was found at the premises. <br />The pair were taken to Kempsey Police Station where they were charged with supplying drugs offences, possessing a prohibited drug, and dealing in the proceeds of crime. <br />Police said the man and woman were refused bail when they appeared in court on Friday.