Officers conducting preventative control near Hamilton and Hudson Street in Trenton saw Cornel Fanfair, 46, open the driver’s side door and toss a crack pipe out of a vehicle on Sunday, August 1, the department said in a release.
Police then stopped Fanfair, of Mount Holly, and allegedly saw paraphernalia in the car.
A K9 search of the vehicle turned up a loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine in the trunk inside a backpack, authorities said.
Fanfair was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, prohibited weapons and devices, criminal restraint, possession of drug paraphernalia, and hindering apprehension.
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