Combined 8 pounds of marijuana, cocaine seized in Paramus arrest

PARAMUS, N.J. -- A judge ordered a Paramus man held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County after authorities said they found 6½ pounds of marijuana, 1½ pounds of cocaine and various steriods in his home.

Alex Autieri
Photo Credit: *MUGSHOT: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR*

Jerry DeMarco

02/12/2016 5:02 p.m.

They also seized nearly $14,000 in alleged drug money, cutting agents and packaging materials from the Green Valley Road home of Alex Autieri, 27, during the Thursday raid, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday.

Grewal estimated the strreet value of the drugs at $35,000.

The prosecutor thanked police from Paramus, Dumont and Tenafly, as well as the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, for theri assistance in the investigation by his Narcotic Task Force.

Autieri faces various drug possession counts. An arraignment was set for this coming Tuesday.

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