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Police K9 Helps Recover $2K In Drugs, Paraphernalia, $5K Cash In Union County Traffic Stop
State Police recovered more than $2,000 in drugs and paraphernalia and $5,000 in cash during a Union County traffic stop with help from K9 officer Dutch, leading to the arrest of a Belleville man, authorities said.
Jamine Thomas, 41, of Belleville was stopped for a violation while driving southbound on the New Jersey Turnpike near milepost 101.8 in Elizabeth City shortly after 10:20 a.m. on Friday, July 21, State Police said in a release.
Additional troopers were called in and -- with help from K9 officer Dutch -- recovered more than $2,000 worth of drugs and paraphernalia and more than $5,…