Union County Men Arrested in Garden State Plaza, in Possession of $9K Worth of Cocaine

Two Union County men were arrested at Garden State Plaza Tuesday after allegedly possessing 155 grams of suspected cocaine.

Jessie Legar, 26, of Elizabeth, and Carlos Sencion-Perez, 30, also of Elizabeth, were arrested after detectives learned Legar was distributing cocaine in the Paramus area and initiated surveillance, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.

Legar and Sencion-Perez drove to the Garden State Plaza parking lot on Nov. 25 “and were conducting themselves in a suspicious manner,” according to Molinelli. Detectives observed the duo go back and forth to their vehicle several times before finally retrieving an item from the back of the vehicle.

Detectives arrested the men and recovered approximately 155 grams of suspected cocaine, Molinelli said. The estimated street value of the suspected cocaine seized is in excess of $9,000.

Legar and Sencion-Perez were placed under arrest without incident and transported to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office headquarters for processing. They were each charged with one count of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine in a quantity greater than five ounces, a first degree crime.

Legar and Sencion-Perez were remanded to the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail with no 10 percent cash option.