Cliffside Park Officer Smells Something Funny, Arrests Man For Pot

CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A Cliffside Park police officer whose suspicions were raised arrested a local man who he said was carrying more than an ounce of pot, a scale and packaging materials in his backpack.

Christopher Tavarez
Photo Credit: *MUGSHOT: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY SHERIFF*

Jerry DeMarco

11/20/2015 12:00 p.m.

Officer Billy Crapara approached Christopher Tavarez, 26, on Anderson Avenue and Crescent Lane and immediately smelled marijuana, Police Chief Richard Gaito said Friday.

At headquarters, police found a warrant for failing to appear in Secaucus Municipal Court, Gaito said.

Tavarez was charged with possession with the intent to distribute drugs near School #4 and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was ordered held on $15,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail.

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