Gotcha! Fugitive Nabbed Outside Travel Agency Had 500 Heroin Bags, Passaic County Sheriff Says

A fugitive was carrying more than 500 heroin folds when he was captured by Passaic County sheriff's detectives, authorities said.

Mark D. Johnson
Photo Credit: *PASSAIC COUNTY SHERIFF*

Jerry DeMarco

10/09/2021 7:25 p.m.

Mark D. Johnson, 38, of Paterson was wanted on drug charges when members of his Fugitive Warrant Squad nabbed him in front of a Main Street travel agency, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said.

They found Johnson carrying a black plastic bag filled with the folds -- worth about $3,000 on the street -- in his front sweatshirt pocket, the sheriff said.

Johnson was sent to the Passaic County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court on various drug counts.

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