Authorities have arrested a 31-year-old Woodbridge woman for allegedly operating a "mobile drug bazaar" out of a Dodge Dart.
Najimah Nash (Essex County Corrections) NEWARK -- Authorities have arrested a 31-year-old Woodbridge woman for allegedly selling drugs from her motor vehicle--the second such drug-related arrest since the week began.
Najimah Nash, 31, of Woodbridge Township, now faces multiple drug-related charges after undercover Essex County Sheriff's Office investigators on Monday observed her allegedly conduct a drug transaction near the intersection of Springdale Avenue and North 11th Street, said Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura.
According to investigators, Nash exchanged drugs for cash with a second suspect after arriving at the intersection in a Dodge Dart, Fontoura said.
After the exchange was completed, both Nash and the second suspect were detained. A search of Nash's car turned up 501 envelopes of heroin, 11 grams of crack cocaine, 90 grams of marijuana and $1,378 in cash, Fontoura said.
Danielle Cortese, 23, of Bloomfield, the woman investigators said purchased a quantity of heroin from Nash during the exchange, was issued a court summons and released to her own recognizance, Fontoura said.
Nash was arraigned on several drug-related charges Monday, and ordered held at the Essex County Correctional Facility on a cash bond of $250,000.
