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Drug Buyer Attacks Detectives, Out-Of-Town Dealer Caught With Loaded Gun: Passaic Sheriff
A 50-year-old man who was busted buying drugs from a Little Ferry driver in Paterson fought with Passaic County sheriff's officers before he was subdued, authorities said.
The dealer who sold him the drugs, they said, is an ex-con who had a gun in his car.
Both are now facing serious charges.
Working from a tip, Bureau of Narcotics detectives watched as Andre Morales, 36, sold some drugs to Luis Santos, 50, near the corner of Marshal and Slater streets from his 2012 Chevy Cruze, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said.
The detectives grabbed each of them at separate locations m…
Wanted Robber, Sex Offender, Others Captured By Passaic Sheriff's Fugitive Squad
Seven fugitives wanted on outstanding warrants were captured by Passaic County sheriff's officers during a two-day sweep, authorities said.
Members of the Fugitive Warrant Division conducted the sweep, assisted by their colleagues from the Bureau of Narcotics, uniformed patrol division, ERT, K9 and others, Passaic Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said on Thursday, June 8.
One of the fugitives, Ramier M. Free, 29, took off on foot when he saw the detectives approaching the corner of East 18th Street and 17th Avenue, the sheriff said.
They quickly caught Free, who was wanted for skipping court on …
Passaic Sheriff's Narcs Seize 970 Heroin Folds, 4 Oz Of Coke, 5 Lbs Of Pot, Bust Two
Passaic County sheriff's detectives seized 970 heroin folds, a quarter-pound of cocaine and five pounds of pot packaged for sale while arresting two men.
Bureau of Narcotics members looking to arrest Detravio Saylor, 36, for an earlier drug deal stopped him as he drove from his Prospect Park apartment on North 6th Street to the Paterson border, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Bernik said.
In his car they found the coke and pot, along with drug paraphernalia and $980 in proceeds, all of which was seized, Berdnik said.
The detectives also arrested Hasan Whitaker, also 36, of Paterson, who the…
