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Drugs, Rifles Seized In Atlantic City Traffic Stops
Drugs and rifles were seized during separate traffic stops in Atlantic City, authorities said.
At 8:46 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, Officer Giselle Garcia conducted a motor vehicle stop in the 200 block of north South Carolina Avenue after observing a motor vehicle infraction.
The passenger of the vehicle, Semaj Poteat, was found to be in possession of approximately 54 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 6 grams of suspected heroin, and $730 believed to be proceeds of illegal narcotics sales, police said. Poteat, 22, of Lawrenceville, GA was taken into custody without incident.
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Hudson Ex-Con Who Shot At Moving Car Headed To Federal Prison For 5 Years, No Parole
A Jersey City ex-con who fired at a moving car is headed to federal prison for a plea-bargained five years, authorities said Tuesday.
Jamel Armfield, 20, already had three felony convictions on his record when he squeezed off nine rounds from a .45-caliber Springfield Armory handgun at the vehicle on Gates Avenue last June, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
A nearby surveillance camera captured images of the shooting, she said.
Whom Armfield was firing at, and why, were never determined, the U.S. attorney said.
He tried to hide the gun, she added, but Jersey City police found it…
