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ANATOMY OF A DRUG BUST: Paterson Detectives Smash Street-Level Crew At Familiar Corner ANATOMY OF A DRUG BUST: Paterson Detectives Smash Street-Level Crew At Familiar Corner
Anatomy OF A Drug Bust: Paterson Detectives Smash Street-Level Crew At Familiar Corner A street-level drug operation that opened for business off a highly-trafficked corner in Paterson around 7 a.m. each day had reached an estimated $90,000 a month in sales before city detectives put a stop to it, authorities said. Investigators seized two pounds of cocaine, dozens of pills and more while arresting six people during an investigation centered on a corner that pours constant traffic onto southbound Route 19, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They also found a ledger that kept detailed track of sales, he said. The crew's primary bases of operation were an apartment ab…