Bergen Prosecutor: NYC Driver Had Hundreds Of Black Market Pills For Sale In Secret Compartment

A Bronx driver was caught with hundreds of prescription pills packaged for sale when he was stopped by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives, authorities said.

Carlos Jose Cruz-Pena
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Jerry DeMarco

08/07/2022 1:58 p.m.

Carlos Jose Cruz-Pena, a 33-year-old pharmacy worker, was seized following the stop in Teaneck, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

Members of his Narcotic Task Force charged Cruz-Pena with possessing the drugs for sale after finding the pills in a hidden electronic compartment, Musella said.

They sent him to the Bergen County Jail and was ordered released by a judge, with conditions, less than 24 hours later under New Jersey’s 2017 bail reform law, records show.

Musella thanked members of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office who assisted in the arrest.

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