Camden Drug Bust Results in $135K Bail for Cherry Hill Man

A Cherry Hill man was one of three men arrested after being found with marijuana and a loaded handgun in a drug bust in Camden's Bergen Square neighborhood Friday night, Camden County Police said.

Nasir Coar, 18, was caught after Sgt. Christopher Frucci spotted a drug transaction taking place next to an Infiniti parked in the 700 block of Sycamore Street, police said.

Coar, along with Leonard Reynolds, 20, of Camden, and Juwan Tanksley, 20, of the Winslow Township section of Sicklerville, were holding six jars of marijuana and a loaded, .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun, which was loaded with five hollow-point rounds, police said.

All three men were charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of hollow-point bullets and possession of a firearm while committing a controlled dangerous substance offense.

Reynolds was additionally charged with certain persons not to have weapons.

Bail for both Coar and Tanksley was set at $135,000 cash or bond, while Reynolds' was set at $150,000 cash or bond.