Trio of traffic stops yield Elmwood Park police 72 bags of heroin, half-ounce of pot

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Elmwood Park police yesterday seized 72 bags of heroin and a half-ounce of pot during a trio of traffic stops in less than seven hours.

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Jerry DeMarco

03/22/2015 5:58 p.m.

Nicholas Persico Jr., 34, of Elmwood Park, was carrying 50 bags of heroin when officers stopped his car on River Drive near the Route 46 ramp at 2:18 p.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said.

Ashley Rankin, 22, of Nanuet was carrying 12 bags of heroin when she was stopped three hours later on Locust Street, Foligno said.

Darrel Williams, 23, of Paterson, was carrying the marijuana when he was stopped on East 54th Street at 9:12 p.m., the chief said.

All were released on court summonses.

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