Stop Near GWB Leads To Hidden $150,000, Arrest Of NYC Driver, Prosecutor Says

A money launderer from Queens was caught with more than $150,000 in cash stashed throughout an SUV during a traffic stop in Fort Lee, authorities said.

Bergen County Prosecutor's Office
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Jerry DeMarco

03/14/2022 9:50 a.m.

Investigators with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force stopped a Chevy Suburban driven by Hongwei Zheng, a 39-year-old liquor store cashier from Flushing, late last week, Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

They found $158,900.00 in cash “concealed in different locations in the vehicle,” Musella said.

Authorities seized the cash for forfeiture, the prosecutor said.

Zheng, meanwhile, was charged with money laundering and released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

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