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Passaic County Sheriff: Paterson Traffic Stop Leads To Heroin Arrests
PATERSON, N.J. — Passaic County Sheriff's Office detectives seized around $7,500 worth of heroin during a traffic stop in Paterson, authorities said.
Jaime Vega, 43, and Kohvahck C. Gonnel-Cruz, 26, both of Albany, New York, were arrested around 1 p.m. Wednesday and charged with possession, intent to distribute, and intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said.
Detectives saw Vega and Gonnel-Cruz's vehicle speeding out of Paterson's Third Ward and stopped them near Masidon and Third avenues, Berdnik said.
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