Fort Lee Police Find $660,000 Hidden Behind Hot Tub: Report

FORT LEE, N.J. — Police found more than $667,278 in a man's car and his home after a traffic stop on Route 4, police said.

Pedro M. Vicioso-Lima, 46, was arrested after a borough detective initiated a traffic stop Tuesday night, The Record reported.

A K9 unit indicated the "presence of narcotics in the vehicle and police found $6,000 in a secret compartment behind a speaker unit, authorities said in the report.

Police executed a search warrant at Vicioso-Lima's home in Bergenfield and found $660,000 in cash hidden inside a tiled hot tube in a bathroom; they also confiscated six vehicles and a fishing boat during the investigation, the report said.

Vicioso-Lima was being held Friday at the Bergen County Jail on $175,000 bail, the report said.

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