Passaic Sheriff's Detectives Searching For Fugitives Make Drug Bust

Two Paterson men were busted by Passaic County sheriff’s detectives near one of the city’s most notorious drug corners.

Passaic County Sheriff's Detectives Chaz Gonzalez and Luis Pagan of the Fugitive Warrant Division moved in after seeing a drug deal go down.
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09/13/2022 1:31 p.m.

Detectives Chaz Gonzalez and Luis Pagan of the Fugitive Warrant Division moved in after seeing Tavon Greene, 26, and Nicholas Soto, 33, make a drug deal in the doorway of Dylan Mini Market at the corner of Carroll and Governor streets, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said.

Greene had 93 heroin folds and Soto had 15 – all stamped “Malibu,” the sheriff said.

Greene also had $843 in suspected proceeds in small bills, he said.

Both were charged with drug-related counts and sent to the Passaic County Jail to await first appearances in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson.

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