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Jairo Padin, 42, of Bloomfield was also carrying nearly $3,000 in suspected drug profits when he was taken into custody at the Best Western on westbound Route 4, Fort Lee Police Capt. Edward Young said.
Padin, who's unemployed, was charged with various drug and weapons offenses -- including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm -- as well as money laundering and possession of drug paraphernalia for sale, Young said.
The contraband and cash were all seized.
Padin, meanwhile, was sent to the Bergen County Jail.
A judge ordered his release four days later under New Jersey's bail reform law, records show.
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