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Historic Haul: Elmwood Park PD Seizes 25 Pounds Of Pot, $30,000 Drug Cash Historic Haul: Elmwood Park PD Seizes 25 Pounds Of Pot, $30,000 Drug Cash
Historic Haul: Elmwood Park PD Seizes 25 Pounds Of Pot, $30,000 Drug Cash ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Elmwood Park police seized 25 pounds of pot -- their largest haul in history -- along with $30,000 in drug cash. Police Chief Michael Foligno said members of his Narcotics Enforcement Unit watched Pedro Mojica, 40, for five weeks before moving in. They charged Mojica, of Philip Avenue, with possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Disbarred Hackensack Lawyer Busted For Selling Drugs -- Again Disbarred Hackensack Lawyer Busted For Selling Drugs -- Again
Disbarred Hackensack Lawyer Busted For Selling Drugs -- Again HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A disbarred lawyer from Hackensack with a history of drug arrests was busted again by city police. Narcotics detectives arrested Barry Hoffberg, 51, on charges of maintaining/operating a drug facility out of his Prospect Avenue apartment, possessing and distributing cocaine and marijuana and having various tools of distribution -- among them, scales, grinders and sifters -- following a warranted raid Thursday, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. Hoffberg remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing. Last February, detectives said they arrested Hoff…

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by Jerry DeMarco