John Carlos Salas, 31, of Bronx, N.Y., is being held on $350,000 bail
TRENTON -- A Bronx, N.Y., man is facing drug charges after police seized heroin and cocaine worth more than half a million dollars, authorities said.
John Carlos Salas, 31, is facing drug charges after police seized $640,000 in drugs (Courtesy of Mercer County Prosecutor's Office) John Carlos Salas, 31, was arrested and charged Sunday with possession of controlled dangerous substance and intent to distribute. He is being held on $350,000 bail.
Salas' arrest follows a one-month investigation by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force.
Officers had set up surveillance in the area of the 600 block of South Clinton Avenue. At about 2:40 p.m., they saw Salas drive a 2016 white Ford Fusion into the area of the Roebling Market, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. Once he was in the parking lot, officers detained him.
A search of his car turned up about one kilogram of heroin valued at $140,000, about five kilograms of cocaine valued at $500,000 and $1,015 in cash, authorities said.
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