3 Bricks Of Heroin Found During Traffic Stop: Butler Police

BUTLER, NJ— Butler police found three bricks of heroin (about 150 doses) and packaging materials during a traffic stop, police said in a statement.

Police pulled over a car on Route 23 on Sunday afternoon after noticing the license plate was partially obstructed and the rear passenger was not wearing a seatbelt.

During the traffic stop, police said the front passenger was "acting extremely nervous." Police saw rubber bands and ripped pieces of glassine folds commonly used to package heroin on the floor of the vehicle, and found that the driver and both passengers had suspended licenses.

Police searched the car and found multiple empty glassine folds, three bricks of heroin and a grinder. All three in the car were arrested.

Lauren Coleman, 36, from Garfield, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Marta Decandia, 36, from Garfield, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, fictitious plates, driving while suspended and operating a motor vehicle in possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

William Clyburn, 39, of Patterson, was charged with failure to wear a seatbelt, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Coleman and Clyburn were released with a pending court date, and Decandia was taken to the Morris County Correctional Facility.

The Kinnelon Police Department assisted in the arrests.

Update: An earlier version incorrectly identified the town the arrest was made in.

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