A man was busted with 1,800 ecstacy pill and 4.5 ounces of cocaine in Secaucus after parking improperly and police observing a license plate that was not on file.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Yesterday, Secaucus Police Officers Justin Machno and Kiril Petrov, who are assigned to the “Power Shift,” were on patrol in the area of 700 Plaza Drive, Police Chief Dennis Miller said in a statement.
At approximately 8:23 p.m., Machno observed Noah Gregg improperly park his 2009 Acura TL. Furthermore, the license plate affixed to the vehicle was “not on file.”
While Machno was addressing the parking violation, Gregg returned, but denied any knowledge of the vehicle, despite being observed exiting the vehicle by the officer a short time earlier.
While speaking with him, Machno and Petrov developed suspicion that criminal activity was afoot and summoned Secaucus Police K-9 Brix to the scene. Upon his arrival, K-9 Brix conducted an open air sniff of the vehicle and indicated that narcotics were present within.
During a search of the Acura, over 1,800 pills of suspected ecstasy along with over 4.5 ounces of suspected cocaine were seized.
Additionally, a North Carolina license plate that was reported stolen was found within the vehicle. Gregg, 29, of New York, NY was subsequenty placed under arrest.
“This arrest speaks volumes of the quality of officers that make up this police department,” Miller added.
“Officers who can take a parking violation and use their training and experience to make a significant arrest and seize a large quantity of illicit drugs, make be proud to lead this department. I once again tout the success of the ‘Power Shift.'”
Gregg was charged with receiving a stolen property, possession of ecstasy with the intent to distribute, possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, and two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance.
As a result, he was remanded to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
