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Fairview Officer Finds Drug Mill: 8 Pounds Of Pot, Crack, $72,000 Cash Seized, Three Busted Fairview Officer Finds Drug Mill: 8 Pounds Of Pot, Crack, $72,000 Cash Seized, Three Busted
Fairview Officer Finds Drug Mill: 8 Pounds Of Pot, Crack, $72,000 Cash Seized, Three Busted A keen-eyed Fairview police officer discovered a drug mill where he and his colleagues arrested two brothers and a pregnant woman while seizing eight pounds of pot -- along with crack, Molly and other drugs – as well as more than $72,000 in drug proceeds, authorities said. Officer Geremia DeMartino was on patrol Tuesday morning when he noticed a 9th Street home with jury-rigged exhaust fans that were running, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. DeMartino “recalled past code violations for operating an illegal barber shop out of the basement/garage area,” Kahn said. A code enforcement officer w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Oakland PD Charges West Milford Driver With Having Heroin, Crack Oakland PD Charges West Milford Driver With Having Heroin, Crack
Oakland PD Charges West Milford Driver With Having Heroin, Crack Oakland police arrested a West Milford woman who they said had heroin and crack in her car when they stopped it. Christine Opperman, 37, was charged with three counts of drug possession and one of having drug paraphernalia after Friday's stop on Skyline Drive by Officer Charles Kelly. She remained held Tuesday in the Bergen County Jail.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize $10,000 Worth Of Heroin, Crack, Xanax, $12,000+ Drug Cash Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize $10,000 Worth Of Heroin, Crack, Xanax, $12,000+ Drug Cash
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize $10,000 Worth Of Heroin, Crack, Xanax, $12,000+ Drug Cash Passaic County sheriff’s detectives chased down an accused drug dealer and seized more than $10,000 worth of heroin, crack and Xanax -- along with more than $12,000 in suspected drug proceeds -- from his Paterson apartment, authorities said Tuesday. Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said Narcotics Bureau investigators who’d been investigating 35-year-old Marquise Scott for two months watched early Monday night as he left his home, walked to 14th Avenue and East 21st Street, then handed a sedan driver drugs in exchange for cash. Scott spotted the detectives approaching and “took off on foot towards…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson PD Street Sweep: Hookers, Johns, Buyers, Sellers, Pounds Of Drugs Paterson PD Street Sweep: Hookers, Johns, Buyers, Sellers, Pounds Of Drugs
Paterson PD Street Sweep: Hookers, Johns, Buyers, Sellers, Pounds Of Drugs PATERSON, N.J. – A series of strikes by Paterson police over a nine-day stretch produced dozens of arrests – including 22 accused hookers and 11 alleged johns – along with the seizures of nearly 5 pounds of pot, more than a pound of heroin and crack combined and various other drugs. Nearly all of the heroin was packaged for sale, as was some of the crack, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Detectives and uniformed officers rounded up dealers as well as buyers while confiscating nearly $13,000 in proceeds, Speziale said. They also seized two handguns – a 9mm Beretta and .45-caliber Ruger …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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U.S. Attorney: FBI Busts Paterson Officer Who Sold Drugs From Patrol Car U.S. Attorney: FBI Busts Paterson Officer Who Sold Drugs From Patrol Car
U.S. Attorney: FBI Busts Paterson Officer Who Sold Drugs From Patrol Car PATERSON, N.J. – FBI agents on Friday arrested a Paterson police officer who they said dealt heroin, crack and pot to a drug buyer working for the government -- sometimes directly from his patrol cruiser. For several weeks up to his arrest, Ruben McAusland, 26, sold the cooperator heroin made to look like Percoset pills, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. McAusland, who lives in the city and joined the department nearly four years ago, made several other sales to the cooperator beginning last October, Carpenito said. The first involved more than three ounces combined of crack and cocaine …

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Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church
Sheriff: Fugitive Had Hundreds Of Bags Of Heroin, Crack In Paterson Church PATERSON, N.J. – A fugitive hiding out in a Paterson church was carrying 328 folds of heroin, 92 bags of crack, three cellphones and nearly $500 in cash when sheriff's officers found him, authorities said. A parole officer told Fugitive Warrant Squad members they could find 31-year-old city resident Tyrone Brown inside St. Paul’s Church after 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Brown was wanted for violating the terms of an intensive supervision program that he entered after a drug-distribution arrest, Berdnik noted. Detectives took Brown into custody withou…

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