Drug Bust: $35K In Cocaine, Magazines, Firearms Seized From Hudson County Duo, Prosecutor Says
Nearly 4.4 pounds of cocaine, two handguns and high-capacity magazines were seized from a pair of Hudson County men following a months-long investigation, authorities said.
Rowaldi Caceres, 39, and Hilda Membreno, 29, both of West New York, were found with more than one kilogram of cocaine valued at nearly $35,000, a handgun, three large capacity magazines, and approximately $30,000 in suspected proceeds from drug transactions during a search on Feb. 26, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The following day, a court-authorized search warrant of Caceres’ car was executed. The s…
NJ Mom Killed, PA Daughter Burned In Plane Crash Were Fulfilling Life-Long Flying Dream
A New Jersey woman was killed and two others injured after it crashed in a residential area of Long Island.
Roma Gupta, 63, of Whitehouse Station in Hunterdon County, died, while her daughter, Reeva Gupta, 33, of Delaware County, PA, remains in critical condition following the crash in North Lindenhurst Sunday, March 5.
The plane’s pilot, New York City resident Fayzul Chowdhury, 23, of the Bronx, also remains in critical condition at Stony Brook University Hospital.
More than $107,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe campaign for the Gupta family as of Tuesday, March 7. According to the…
