Crime & Safety

Englewood Man Arrested On Marijuana Charges: Bergen Prosecutor

Law enforcement found two pounds of marijuana, a fake Social Security card, and more than $58,000 in Englewood, officials said.

ENGLEWOOD, NJ — Law enforcement found two pounds of marijuana, a fake Social Security card, and more than $58,000 during a drug investigation in Englewood, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

Officers arrested Oscar Holguin, 42, this week after searching his car and Englewood apartment, Musella said.

The BCPO Narcotics Task Force started investigating on Tuesday. Officers found the marijuana in his car, Musella said.

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Inside the apartment, officers found "marijuana packaging material, a fraudulent New Jersey’s driver’s license bearing Holguin's photo, a fraudulent Social Security card, and $58,880," according to Musella.

Holguin was charged with one count of third-degree possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, third-degree money laundering, and fourth-degree possessing false government documents, Musella said.

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