Detectives Anthony Lugo and Brian Rypkema got cooperation from the boy’s parents after a drug dealing investigation led them to the Lenox Drive teen, Sgt. Brian Metzler said.
The detectives issued juvenile complaints to the boy, charging him with drug offenses, to be heard behind closed doors in the Family Part of Superior Court in Hackensack, Metzler said.
The teen was allowed to remain in the custody of his parents, the sergeant said.
The news comes a day after Fair Lawn police reported finding three-quarters of a pound of weed and nearly $20,000 hidden throughout a 17-year-old borough boy's home.
SEE: Fair Lawn Pot Dealer, 17, Busted In Raid With Nearly Pound Of Weed, $20,000 Cash, Police Say
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