15 Kilos Of Cocaine Worth $1.4M Seized In N.J. Traffic Stop

A pair of motorists from Florida were nabbed in Dover last week and found to be in possession of 15 kilograms of cocaine, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp announced.

Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, and Dover Police Department received information on April 20 that an individual was trafficking illegal narcotics through Morris County in a Ford F350 pickup truck, Knapp said.

The pickup truck was said to have an attached trailer, hauling the drugs, Knapp said. That night, members of the drug task force stopped the vehicle and found 15 kilograms of cocaine inside the trailer, Knapp said.

Fredy Lorenzo, 35, and Jennifer Vasquez, 28, of Homestead, Florida were each charged with first-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute; second-degree conspiracy to possess a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute; and possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

According to the United Nations Office On Drugs and Crime, the retail street value of 15 kilos of cocaine is about $1.4 million. Morris County Prosecutor Agent Paul Merkler didn't not have a monetary figure for the haul.

Both motorists were lodged in the Morris County Correctional Facility in lieu of $250,000 bail each with no 10-percent option.