SICKLERVILLE, NJ — A man and woman were arrested Friday after they were found leaving a Home Depot parking lot with a loaded gun and drugs in their car, the Washington Township Police Department said.
At around 2:30 a.m., an officer on patrol noticed a vehicle leaving the back of the store and conducted a stop at nearby "Linden Transmission."
The driver told police that he was dumpster diving.
K-9 Officer Ajax assessed the car and was able to identify that drugs were inside.
Officers confiscated suspected cocaine, drug paraphernalia, multiple prescription medicines, and a loaded Smith & Wesson semi-automatic handgun.
The gun was concealed under the passenger seat, authorities added.
A man from Waterford Works, who was driving, and the passenger, a woman from Bridgeton, were both charged with weapons and drug offenses and taken to the Gloucester County Jail.
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