Fair Lawn Police Arrest Man, Woman On Drug Charges

FAIR LAWN, N.J. — A man and a woman were arrested on drug charges Wednesday night after police stopped the vehicle they were in on Route 208, authorities said.

Officer Juan Rodriguez stopped the driver, Benjamin Blohm, 32, of New Milford on Route 208 South at Morlot Avenue, Sgt. Brian Metzler said.

Blohm and the passenger, Katherine Weeks, 25 of Dumont, were arrested after police found evidence of drug use inside the vehicle, Metzler said.

Blohm was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of hypodermic needles, failure to exhibit a government document and maintenance of vehicle lamps, police said. He was later released, Metzler said.

Weeks, who police said had drugs on her person, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of hypodermic needles, police said. She also had a arrest warrant out on her for $10,000.

Weeks' bail was set at $10,000, with a 10 percent option, and she was sent to the Bergen County Jail in lieu of bail, police said.

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