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Cocaine Possession Charges against 2 New Jersey Men, 4 Others after Text Message Tip

By Lependorf & Silverstein

A Leonia man and a Bergen man, as well as four other suspects were arrested and charged with cocaine possession last week. According to an article on NorthJersey.com, authorities received an anonymous text message tip through the Bergen Tip Line Program, a text-message based system that allows residents to safely report suspicious activity. The drug bust was the largest of its kind since the program was implemented in March with police confiscating nearly six kilos of cocaine worth $300,000 and $23,000 in cash. Several law enforcement agencies participated in the bust that led to the arrests of the six suspects. Of the group, two were New Jersey residents with the other four living in Florida. The group from Florida was allegedly hired to transport the drugs to New Jersey in an F-350 equipped with a secret compartment...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on September 08, 2010 (boomark / email).