Cops: 51 Bags of Heroin, Ecstasy, Pot Seized in Mendham Twp. Drug Bust

A routine traffic stop led to a major haul drug bust in Mendham Township recently, and the arrest of two men occupying the vehicle.

Just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, Mendham Township police officer Robert Kalweit stopped a vehicle on Ironia Road for allegedly failing to stop at a stop sign and having an overdue inspection sticker, Lt. Ross Johnson said.

During the stop, Kalweit “immediately” detected the odor of raw marijuana inside the vehicle and called for a K-9 unit to search the vehicle.

During the K-9 consent search, 51 bags of heroin, 8 grams of ecstasy or MDMA – also known as “Molly” – and one ounce of marijuana were all located inside the car, Johnson said.

As a result, Daniel Inca, 18, and Larry Urtarte, 21, both of Paterson, were placed under arrest.

Each was charged with two counts of possession of a schedule one controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana under 50 grams, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The arrests were part of a busy six-week span that begin May 1, where Mendham Township police made seven arrests for Driving While Intoxicated; 21 drug arrests; seven warrant arrests; and five other miscellaneous arrests up until June 15, Johnson said.