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Prosecutor: Stop Near GWB Turns Up 1,400 Heroin Folds Stashed In Dashboard, 2 Bronx Men Busted
Two Bronx men were stopped near the George Washington Bridge with 1,400 heroin folds stashed in a hidden dashboard compartment, authorities said.
Detectives from Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella’s Narcotic Task Force arrested Felix A. Morel, a 23-year-old driving instructor, and Miguel A. Ferreira, a 25-year-old construction worker Tuesday on River Road in Edgewater.
A search revealed an “electronically-operated hidden compartment, or ‘trap,’ in the vehicle’s dashboard,” Musella said.
In addition to the 1,400 bags of dope, they found 4,000 empty folds ready for packaging, he said.
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Police: Fair Lawn Boy, 13, Had Xanax, Pot For Sale, TCH Vapes, Clean Urine To Beat Drug Test
A 13-year-old Fair Lawn boy was caught with Xanax and pot for sale, as well as liquid THC vape pens, edible marijuana and clean urine from someone else aimed at overcoming a drug test, authorities said.
Detectives Anthony Lugo and Brian Rypkema got cooperation from the boy’s parents after a drug dealing investigation led them to the Lenox Drive teen, Sgt. Brian Metzler said.
The detectives issued juvenile complaints to the boy, charging him with drug offenses, to be heard behind closed doors in the Family Part of Superior Court in Hackensack, Metzler said.
The teen was allowed to remain i…
Bail Reform: Fair Lawn Police Nab Shoplifting Duo With 9 Outstanding Warrants
Fair Lawn police nabbed four out-of-town shoplifters who were apparently operating as group – two of whom, in turned out, had several outstanding warrants between them, authorities said.
Officers responding to the shoplifting call at the CVS on Fair Lawn Avenue stopped a vehicle with the four inside.
They recovered nearly $500 worth of stolen merchandise and a small amount of drugs, Sgt. Brian Metzler said.
Arrested were Michael Bouchotte, 32, and Julia Macello, 27, both of Teaneck; Robert Pitts, 44, of Paterson and Samantha Boseski, 30, of Clifton, Metzler said.
Boseski was released…