Police Find 250 Bags Of Heroin During Mahwah Traffic Stop: Cops

MAHWAH, NJ — Two New York residents were arrested after police found 250 bags of heroin during a traffic stop on Route 287 North Tuesday night, police said.

Officer Christopher Fasulo stopped a 2005 Infiniti with two people inside for several motor vehicle violations at 8:45 p.m., said Chief James Batelli.

Officer Robert Rapp and his K-9 Remco responded to the scene. Police received consent to search the vehicle and found a vacuum-sealed container with five bricks of heroin, 250 bags, attached to the frame, Batelli said. The heroin was packaged in a way to deter a trained narcotics K-9 from finding it, the chief said.

Police also found an air pellet gun in the vehicle's trunk, Batelli said.

The driver, Scott Cooperman, 25, of Pine Bush, New York, was charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of a weapon and possession of drug paraphernalia and issued motor vehicle summonses, Batelli said.

Cooperman was ordered held at the Bergen County Jail.

The passenger, Jessica Miller, 33, of Walden, New York, was charged with possession of heroin, the chief said. She was released pending a court appearance.

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Photo: Scott Cooperman, 25, of Pine Bush, New York and Jessica Miller, 33, of Walden, New York/Courtesy of Mahwah Police Department, background image via Shutterstock