A report of a drug deal led Butler police early this morning to the discovery of several hundred bags of suspected heroin, more than two ounces of crack cocaine and thousands of dollars in currency.

City officers found the cache of narcotics and money in a car in the 300 block of West Jefferson Street, according to police.

Two-time drug felon Scott I. Bowra, 40, of Pittsburgh was among the pair of occupants found in the car and arrested.

He and Corabeth Claypool, 31, of Butler are both charged with felony and misdemeanor drug possession and conspiracy. It turned out that Bowra also was wanted on a state parole warrant.

The suspects are being held in the Butler County Prison on $100,000 bail each.

“It’s a big bust,” said police Deputy Chief David Adam. “Is it gong to stop drug dealing in Butler? No. But it thwarted efforts to get these drugs on the street.”

Bowra is believed to be a “mid-level dealer,” Adam said, meaning he likely supplied drugs to lower street-level dealers.

Police said they found a backpack in the car that contained $5,303 in cash, 509 stamp bags of suspected heroin and 56.9 grams of crack.

Police also turned up $977 in cash in Bowra’s cargo shorts.

Police seized four cell phones and likely would seek a search warrant to comb the records of those phones.