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Detectives from the sheriff's Bureau of Narcotics conducted simultaneous searches of the vehicle and Keen Street basement apartment of Julio C. Arista, as well as of Quilvio's Bar & Liquors on Main Street, on Thursday, Aug. 3, Berdnik said.
They were assisted by members of the sheriff's Fugitive Warrant Squad, patrol officers and the K-9 unit, he said.
They seized over half an ounce of cocaine -- worth about a thousand dollars on the stree -- and $637 in alleged proceeds, Berdnick said.
Incidentally arrested during the operation was 59-year-old Nelson Santiago of Dakota Avenue, who the sheriff said was carrying 10 heroin folds.
Santiago was released on a drug possession charge. Arista was charged with possession of cocaine for sale, among other offenses, and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson.
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