Officers found the items after receiving an anonymous tip about drug sales at the South Ward property
Newark police seized three loaded guns as well as cocaine and heroin from a vacant Newark home Tuesday night. (Star-Ledger file photo)NEWARK — City police confiscated three handguns and drugs that were being stashed in an abandoned South Ward home Tuesday night.
According to Det. Hubert Henderson, officers visited the house on the 300 block of West Runyon Street after receiving an anonymous tip that it was serving as a hub for drug sales and guns were hidden nearby.
They arrived at around 9 p.m., and quickly located a loaded gun across the street, as well as two other guns, cocaine and heroin hidden in a hallway inside the home.
Nahelle Perry, 22, was also caught on the property, and was arrested after being found to be carrying drugs, Henderson said.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing, and additional charges may still be filed against Perry or other suspects, he added.
Anyone with additional information on this or any other crimes is asked to contact the department's 24-hour Crime Stoppers tip line at (877) NWK-TIPS (877-695-8477) or (877) NWK-GUNS (877-696-4867).
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