Editor’s note: This section is based on data provided to the Northern Valley Press by neighborhood police departments. Due to pending court appearances and other variations, the following information shall be read in “press time” context.
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Paramus, New Jersey — On Monday, March 5, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force conducted a motor vehicle stop in the area of Route 4 West in Paramus.
A search of the vehicle revealed 5,750 bags of suspected heroin in an electronically operated aftermarket hidden compartment. Additionally, $1,021 believed to be the proceeds of criminal activity was also seized during the investigation.
The vehicle was occupied by Henry Martinez-Diaz, 41, Yanery Martinez, 34, and their 1-year-old daughter, all from Paterson.
This traffic stop occurred four days after the Bergen County Prosecutor’s office announced that detectives had conducted a motor vehicle stop of a 2007 Jeep Cherokee in Hackensack and seized 3,250 bags of heroin from its occupant, Ordanny German.
As a result of the investigation, Henry Martinez-Diaz and Yanery Martinez were arrested and each charged with one count of possession with the intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance, namely heroin, a crime of the second degree; and one count of endangering the welfare of a child, a crime of the second degree.
Henry Martinez-Diaz and Yanery Martinez appeared in Central Judicial Processing Court on March 6 and were released with conditions. The juvenile was turned over to the custody of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency.