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Paterson PD Gets 2,269 Heroin Folds, Plus Dealers, Buyers From Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Morris
Paterson police seized 2,269 heroin folds, more than 130 illegal pills and more in a quick-strike sweep of a drug-ridden street corner while arresting a trio of local dealers and several of their customers from Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Hudson counties, authorities said.
Among those arrested, police said, was a 66-year-old user from Ridgefield (Bergen County) who bought eight heroin folds and a vial of crack at the corner of Van Houten and Summer streets behind the city public library.
Citizen complaints about “rampant” drug dealing at all hours of the day and night brought Narcotic…
Gotcha! Prosecutor's Detectives Nab Accused Hackensack Killer, Accomplice In Brooklyn
Detectives captured an accused gunman who they said ruthlessly shot and killed a 22-year-old Hackensack man on a city street.
Jairo Echeverry, 20, of Hackensack was taken into custody in Brooklyn around 11 p.m. Monday, along with another repeat offender, Brian Guerrero, 27, of Paramus, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Detectives from the NYPD's 72nd Precinct assisted Musella's homicide investigators in nabbing the pair, he said.
Echeverry was charged with murder and Guerrero with hindering his apprehension, the prosecutor said.
Both were being held in Brooklyn pending extradit…
