Crime & Safety

Troopers Seize More Than $780K in I-95 Traffic Stop

Money was found in hidden compartment, troopers say.

A routine traffic stop on Interstate 95 in Fort Lee led state troopers to seize more than $783,000 and arrest two Bronx men on money laundering charges, state police said in a statement Tuesday night.

Trooper Stephen Spitaleri saw a blue Ford Expedition driving erratically on the highway’s southbound lanes April 19, state police said. After the stop, an investigation turned up the cash in a box and hydraulically operated compartment hidden inside the truck.

The two 45-year-old men in the Expedition, Franklin Delacruz and Jose Tremillo-Carnillo, were charged with money laundering and conspiracy. Both were taken to the Bergen County Jail on $500,000 full cash bail.

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Additional details were not released and a state police spokesperson was not immediately available Wednesday morning.

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