Officer Michael Silano immediately picked up on inconsistencies in the driver’s story after finding the disabled 2013 Fort F150 on the shoulder near the Routes 287 and 17 flyover at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said.
Silano requested a Bergen County sheriff’s K9 who indicated the presence of drugs in the truck, the captain said.
Mahwah Police Officer Joseph Simeone, Lt. Keith Iorio and Sgt. Richard Albro also joined Silano at the scene.
A search turned up the potentially fatal pills and a .40-caliber Glock handgun with a 24-round magazine, he said.
Destin Foster, 37, of Ellenwood, GA, was charged with drug and weapons offenses, as well as with possession of a high-capacity magazine.
He remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.
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