LYNDHURST –
Following a two-week investigation, officers of the Lyndhurst Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force last week arrested a 43-year-old township man on charges of possession and intent to distribute cocaine and oxycodone, Prosecutor John L. Molinelli reported.
The suspect, Charles Quiroz, was taken into custody without incident last Thursday, Nov. 13, at his Kingsland Ave. home after detectives executed a search warrant there. According to Molinelli’s office, multiple bags of cocaine, numerous oxycodone pills and $5,998 in currency were found inside the residence. The street value of the seized narcotics was estimated at $2,000.
Quiroz, who reportedly is single and unemployed, has been charged with two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance and one count of intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone, specifically the Lyndhurst High School Lighthouse Campus.
Authorities said detectives had begun surveillance of Quiroz’ home after they became aware of suspected drug dealing taking place there, and the search warrant was subsequently issued by Bergen County Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian.
Quiroz was arraigned Thursday before Judge Jay Y. Kim and remanded to the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $35,000 bail, with no 10% cash option.
– Karen Zautyk
