83 Heroin Bags Found on Mall Trespasser, Cops Say

An Independence Township man was arrested on charges of having heroin and marijuana after illegally entering a mall, Hackettstown police Sgt. Darren Tynan said.

Daniel Ardito, 20, and Anthony Camporini, 19 of Pocono Summit, Pa., were spotted by police entering the rear of a closed mall on Main Street just after midnight Sunday, Tynan said.

When officers entered the building, they found Ardito and Camporini exiting a maintenance storage room, Tynan said.

While questioning the pair, police found five bags of marijuana and 83 full bags of heroin on Ardito, Tynan said.

Camporini was released pending a court appearance.

Ardito was charged with possession of heroin, possession with the intent to distribute heroin, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a school zone, possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass.

Ardito was lodged in Warren County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10,000 bail.

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