Crime & Safety
New Milford Police Help Catch Local Drug Dealer: Prosecutor
Authorities found two pounds of marijuana and cocaine in Peter J. Stuart Saddle Brook home, the prosecutor said.
NEW MILFORD, N.J. — Borough police helped investigate and arrest a local man suspected of dealing drugs from his Saddle Brook home, Gurbir S. Grewal, Bergen County's acting prosecutor said in a news release.
An investigation by Saddle Brook and New Milford police departments, and the prosecutor's office determined that Peter J. Stuart, 29, was distributing controlled dangerous substances from his South Boulevard home, Grewal said.
Police executed a search warrant at the home and found two pounds of suspected marijuana, 35 grams of suspected cocaine, and drug paraphernalia, the prosecutor said.
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Stuart was charged with possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, and maintaining a controlled dangerous substance facility, Grewal said.
Stuard was remanded to the Bergen County Jail in lieu of bail pending his first court appearance Oct. 5, authorities said.
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Photo: Peter J. Stuart, 29 — Bergen County Prosecutor's Office
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