Crime & Safety
Drug Dealer Arrested Near Fair Lawn High School: Police
Ruben Martinez Jr., 18, of Pompton Lakes, was charged with possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school.
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — A drug dealer was arrested near Fair Lawn High School following a traffic stop Thursday afternoon where police found 20 bags of marijuana inside the vehicle, authorities said.
Officer Nicholas Snyder stopped a vehicle at 12th and Charles streets, a block away from the high school, and arrested the passenger Ruben Martinez Jr., 18, of Pompton Lakes, said Sgt. Brian Metzler.
Police found marijuana in 20 plastic baggies stored inside a glass mason jar inside a backpack in the vehicle, Metzler said.
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Martinez was being held at Fair Lawn Police Headquarters, the sergeant said. He will be charged with possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession with intent to distribute, Metzler said.
Martinez will be released after he is processed and served the charges, Metzler said.
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