Paterson PD: Tipster Leads Police To 2 With Heroin, Cocaine, Molly, $1,700

An anonymous tipster led Paterson police to a man who they found carrying 120 envelopes of heroin, 20 bags of cocaine and eight bags of Molly, authorities said Wednesday.

Park Avenue and E. 18th Street near Paterson Eastside High School.
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Jerry DeMarco

07/11/2018 9:43 a.m.

Mark A. Johnson, 25, also had $1,659 in suspected drug proceeds seized from him when he was arrested Tuesday night along with a second man, 19-year-old Wilbert Castillo, who was carrying cocaine, Police Director Jerry Speziale said.

Paterson Narcotics Division detectives made the arrests after investigating a tip into drug sales at Park Avenue and E. 18th Street near Paterson Eastside High School, "an area well-known for prior drug investigations and arrests," Speziale said.

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