$5M Worth Of Heroin Seized In Bergen County

A Connecticut man was arrested in Teaneck Friday after authorities seized 22 kilograms of heroin, about 1.1 million decks, worth between $3.5 and $5 million, New Jersey State Police said.

Miguel Armenta-Villa, 25 of Bakersfield, Connecticut, was arrested at 620 Bryant Ave. after authorities searched and found 22 kilograms of heroin at the residence, police said. The heroin is equivalent to 1.1 million decks of heroin. A deck is considered a single dose of heroin.

“It’s definitely one of the biggest ones in the state this year,” state police Sgt. Jeff Flynn said. ”When you’re talking about 1.1 million doses, there’s a high probability that someone’s life could be saved as a result of the investigation.”

Detectives from the state police Trafficking North Unit and members of the New York Drug Enforcement Fast Force Group arrested Armenta-Villa after a three-week long investigation, authorities said.

Armenta-Villa was charged with possession of heroin and possession with intent to distribute, both first-degree crimes, police said. He was lodged at the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail with no 10 percent option.

The state Division of Criminal Justice in the Office of the Attorney General will prosecute the case, police said.

(Pictured: Miguel Armenta-Villa, 25/Courtesy of New Jersey State Police)