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Sheriff: OD In Wayne Leads Detectives 1,360 Heroin Folds, Stolen Gun, Arrest Of Paterson Man

A non-fatal overdose in Wayne led Passaic County sheriff’s detectives to a basement apartment in Paterson where they said they seized 1,360 heroin folds, a stolen gun and the man who lives there.

INSET: Kirk Douglas Jr.

INSET: Kirk Douglas Jr.

Photo Credit: PASSAIC COUNTY SHERIFF

Sheriff’s detectives working with their Wayne colleagues watched Kirk Douglas Jr., 23, sell to buyers over the course of two months before raiding the Pearl Street apartment with a warrant on Wednesday, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said.

They found the heroin along with a loaded Kel-Tec .380-caliber handgun that was reported stolen from Weatherly, PA, the sheriff said.

The estimated street value of the drugs is about $2,750, he said.

Douglas remained held in the Passaic County Jail pending a first appearance in Superior Court in Paterson on a variety of drug and weapons charges, including being prohibited from having a firearm under the state's "certain persons" law.

The sheriff didn't specify the reason for the "certain persons" gun charge.

New Jersey statutes make it a crime to own or possess a weapon -- including a firearm -- after having been convicted of a felony, having been convicted of a disorderly persons offense involving drugs or domestic violence, or having been "committed for a mental disorder."

SEE: Certain persons not to have weapons (New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice)

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