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Joint Custody: 1,750 Pounds Of Pot Seized, 13 Busted In Bergen Over Past Six Weeks
The fifth huge pot bust in six weeks in Bergen County boosted the overall total in that time to nearly a ton of weed, along with a baker's dozen arrests, most of them involving carriers from Queens.
Two unemployed men from New York City's largest borough were nabbed with 120 pounds of pot during a traffic stop by Narcotic Task Force detectives this past Wednesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said, without specifying the area.
Xian Fang Mei, 62, and Xian Wei Tang, 39, were each charged with first-degree possession with the intent to sell the drug, the prosecutor said. They were the…
Bergenfield Construction Worker, 52, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen
A construction worker from Bergenfield was charged with sexually assaulting a pre-teen, authorities said.
Julio Valencia, 52, was being held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest on Tuesday, March 14, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
He's charged with sexual assault and child endangerment, the prosecutor said.
The alleged actions occurred “on more than on occasion,” Musella said.
Detectives from his Special Victims Unit are investigating with borough police, who initially alerted them to the …