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Fouad Abudayya, 20, of Bloomingdale was carrying a loaded rifle when Lt. James Witkowski and Officer Mark Torsiello stopped his 2017 Nissan Sentra on the Moonachie Avenue overpass near the Fiesta, law enforcement officials said.
Smelling a strong odor of pot, they got Abudayya’s consent to search the vehicle and found a .380-caliber carbine with a loaded magazine, along with cash and several pair of pricey sneakers believed stolen during a home invasion, they said.
Abudayya remained held Saturday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack and extradition proceedings on an NYPD warrant.
Wood-Ridge police charged him with weapons possession, receiving stolen property and money laundering.
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