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Bergen County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force

Stop Near GWB Leads To Hidden $150,000, Arrest Of NYC Driver, Prosecutor Says Stop Near GWB Leads To Hidden $150,000, Arrest Of NYC Driver, Prosecutor Says
Stop Near GWB Leads To Hidden $150,000, Arrest Of NYC Driver, Prosecutor Says A money launderer from Queens was caught with more than $150,000 in cash stashed throughout an SUV during a traffic stop in Fort Lee, authorities said. Investigators with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force stopped a Chevy Suburban driven by Hongwei Zheng, a 39-year-old liquor store cashier from Flushing, late last week, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They found $158,900.00 in cash “concealed in different locations in the vehicle,” Musella said. Authorities seized the cash for forfeiture, the prosecutor said. Zheng, meanwhile, was charged with money laundering and released …
Bergen Nurse Practitioner Charged With Illegally Obtaining Thousands Of Oxy, Adderall Pills Bergen Nurse Practitioner Charged With Illegally Obtaining Thousands Of Oxy, Adderall Pills
Bergen Nurse Practitioner Charged With Illegally Obtaining Thousands Of Oxy, Adderall Pills A nurse practitioner from River Edge obtained thousands of Oxycodone and Adderall pills for distribution using bogus prescriptions, authorities charged. Mathew Testino surrendered to detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force on Wednesday. A judge freed him the next day, with conditions, pending trial. Testino, who turned 51 on Friday, had been wanted since being charged with dozens of drug-related counts this past March, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He’s accused of “fraudulently obtaining and signing prescriptions on approximately 30 separate occasi…
SPECIAL DELIVERY: Accused Bergen Dealer Charged With $400,000 Worth Of Meth SPECIAL DELIVERY: Accused Bergen Dealer Charged With $400,000 Worth Of Meth
Special Delivery: Accused Bergen Dealer Charged With $400,000 Worth Of Meth A Bergen County crystal meth dealer was jailed after he tried having three pounds of the drug shipped to his home, authorities said. Detectives found six more pounds following a controlled delivery to Eric R. Shankland, 48, at his West 4th Street home in Moonachie, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday. The nine total pounds seized could fetch upwards of $400,000 if sold on the street, the prosecutor said. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service alerted authorities after intercepting the package destined for delivery to Shankland from Arizona earlier this week, Musella said. Shan…