N.J. traffic stops bring drug arrests

Posted: May 26, 2012

Two separate traffic stops by Pine Hill police earlier this week resulted in drug arrests.

On Tuesday, Richard C. Bryant, 24, of Bryce Road, Berlin Borough, was charged with possession of heroin, crack cocaine, and marijuana after he was stopped while driving on Berlin-Clementon Road. Authorities said officers discovered an unspecified amount of the drugs "packaged consistent with distribution" in the car. Bryant, who was also charged with operating a vehicle with a suspended driver’s license, is being held in the Camden County Jail in lieu of $16,000 bail.

On Monday, police stopped a 17-year-old from Sicklerville at the back of the Chalet Garden Apartments on West Branch Avenue. According to the police report, officers smelled "the odor of raw marijuana coming from the vehicle." As the driver left the car, police said, he assaulted one of the officers. He was subdued and arrested.

Police found 26 packaged bags of marijuana and charged the youth with possession with intent to distribute. He was also charged with aggravated assault and related charges and was released into the custody of his mother.

— George Anastasia

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