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20 Busted With 4,176 Heroin Folds, Crack, Cash In Raid On Paterson Open-Air Drug Market
Paterson police raided an open-air drug market, seizing 4,176 heroin folds, 194 bags of crack and $5,549 in proceeds while busting 20 dealers and buyers, authorities said.
Among the accused buyers was a 72-year-old city man caught with four vials of crack, they said.
The Hamilton Avenue sweep between Summer and Lake streets sought to ease residents’ fears for the safety of their children and themselves, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Friday.
Speziale said the heavier hitter included a quartet of Paterson residents:
Isaiah Wharton, 24;
Africa Downs, 45;
Dante Harriso…
