Police found seven foil-wrapped bags of heroin, along with another bag that apparently had been unwrapped and had residue left in it. The drugs are undergoing tests to determine their purity and street value. Police searched Hills' car and found a high-tech Ruger 9mm handgun with a laser scope mounted below the muzzle on the trigger's finger guard. The gun was legally registered to Hills, and in Louisiana it is legal to carry one in a car without a permit. Hills, however, could face 5 to 10 years in prison because he was holding the gun while allegedly committing a drug crime.
Hills faces more significant time on a charge of possession with intent to distribute heroin.
It carries a mandatory life sentence, Garner said. Just started first game Just last Sunday, Hills' life was looking much better after the veteran of three NFL seasons got his first start of 1998 in the team's season-ending game against the Buffalo Bills. Coach Mike Ditka indicated that Hills would get more starts at left guard next season. The charges are the second to dog Hills this year. He pleaded no contest to a resisting arrest charge in Morgan City stemming from a May drug arrest in which all narcotics charges were dropped.