25 Heroin 'Bricks' Seized, Bergen Co. Woman Charged: Prosecutor

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ — An Elmwood Park woman and Paterson man were charged in connection with 25 packages, or "bricks" of heroin, altogether carrying a street value of around $8,000, that were found during a recent search, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said on Tuesday.

After a four-week investigation, police conducted a search of an Acura ILX — driven by Bianca Degregorio and owned by Paul Vashone — that revealed the illegal drugs, the prosecutor's office said.

If convicted of all charges, Degregorio faces up to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison.

Degregorio, 27, was charged with conspiracy to commit possession with intent to distribute heroin, a third-degree crime; possession with intent to distribute heroin, a second-degree crime; and unlawful possession of heroin, a third-degree crime.

Vashone faces a maximum of 35 years in prison, if convicted.

The 29-year-old was charged with conspiracy to commit possession with intent to distribute heroin, a second-degree crime; possession with intent to distribute heroin, a second-degree crime; distributing of heroin, a third-degree crime; and two counts of unlawful possession of heroin, a third-degree crime.