A Pennsylvania man and woman were accused after being stopped on a New Jersey expressway while transporting 14,000 suspected fentanyl tablets, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Edgar Holguin-Reyes, 30, and Yakayra Reyes, 27, were arrested on Sunday evening and accused with possessing fentanyl tablets with the intent to distribute.
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Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force discovered a vehicle used for drug transportation and distribution at 6:35 p.m.
Local police assisted in stopping the vehicle on I-287 in Mahwah. According to officials, the tablets were discovered during a court-authorized search and have an estimated street value of $420,000.
Holguin-Reyes and Reyes have been charged with second-degree possession with intent to distribute fentanyl-laced pills.
