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Passaic Sheriff's Bust: Nearly 5 Pounds Of Coke, 3 Guns, Five Arrests
PATERSON, N.J. – Passaic County sheriff’s detectives watched a major drug deal go down, then seized nearly five pounds of cocaine, three guns, four vehicles and about $35,000 in proceeds while arresting five men, authorities said.
The detectives watched as passenger Vander Manocchio, 25, of Paterson, got out of a blue Jeep Cherokee that had just parked in front of a large detached garage off McBride Avenue shortly before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said.
David Caraballo, 34, of Woodland Park opened the garage door and came out holding a black bag that he handed to Manocc…
