Newark Trio Arrested After Paramus Police Find Heroin, Cocaine In Vehicle

PARAMUS, NJ — Three Newark men were charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin after police found hundreds of doses of the substances in a vehicle Thursday night, police said.

Anthony R. Closs Jr., 23, Christopher Stewart, 22 and Saddot J. McBride, 22, were arrested after police searched their 2013 Chevrolet Camaro and found four resealable baggies containing 359 vials a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine and 47 white glassine envelopes believed to be heroin labeled "UPTOWN," said Paramus Police Deputy Chief Robert M. Guidetti.

Officer Anthony Mordaga saw the men exit the Westfield Garden State Plaza after trying to use a credit card in several stores, Guidetti said.

Closs said he found the credit card on a Newark street and was trying to purchase clothes with it, the deputy chief said. When the card was declined he threw it out inside the mall.

Closs, Stewart and McBride were remanded to the Bergen County Jail.

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Photos, from left: Anthony R. Closs Jr., 23, Saddot J. McBride, 22 and Christopher Stewart, 22/Courtesy of Paramus Police Department, background image via Shutterstock