Bergen Prosecutor: Drug Detectives Nab South Carolina Man In Englewood With 4½ Pounds Of Heroin

A self-employed South Carolina painter was nabbed carrying 4½ pounds of heroin in Englewood, authorities said.

Juan Osto-Alvarado
Photo Credit: *MUGSHOT: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR*

11/08/2019 9:45 a.m.

Juan Osto-Alvarado, 36, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail after a judge in Hackensack denied his release, records show.

Narcotic Task Force detectives arrested him during a traffic stop Tuesday after learning that that Osto-Alvarado “was trafficking narcotics between South Carolina and New Jersey,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

Osto-Alvarado has a first appearance scheduled on first-degree drug possession charges this Tuesday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

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