Moorestown Meth Bust Outside Buffalo Wild Wings: Cops

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Two men were arrested and eight pounds of meth was seized in a drug bust outside Buffalo Wild Wings in Moorestown on Tuesday.

Anthony Morales, 44, of Bronx, New York, was one of two people arrested by federal authorities during an attempted drug sale outside the restaurant on Nixon Drive across from the Moorestown Mall, according to a criminal complaint provided by federal authorities. The other person who was arrested has not been named.

He was arrested after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security received information earlier in the month about the possible drug sale set for 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12.

He arrived independently of the other man in an Acura. The other man arrived in a BMW, authorities said. After they met inside the BMW for about 25 minutes, they went to Morales's car, where he retrieved a cookware set box and handed it to the other man.

At this point, law enforcement sprang into action, arresting both men, according to the complaint. Inside, authorities found eight ziplock bags containing white crystals, which authorities believed to be methamphetamine. An ensuing field test confirmed authorities' suspicions, according to the complaint.

Morales is charged with possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a schedule II controlled substance. He was detained pending trial following an initial court appearance on Wednesday.

No further information about the second man was provided in the complaint.

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