Two men are facing multiple drug-related charges after detectives with the Essex County Sheriff's Office on Monday observed them participating in an apparent drug deal, officials said.
Saoul Montalvo (Essex County Corrections) NEWARK -- Two men are facing multiple drug-related charges after detectives with the Essex County Sheriff's Office on Monday observed them participating in an apparent drug deal, officials said.
Antonio Brown, 22, of Elizabeth, and Saoul "Tall Dog" Montalvo, 40, were allegedly seen exchanging cash for narcotics by plainclothes officers near the intersection of North 7th Street and 7th Avenue, said Sheriff Armando Fontoura.
Detectives later discovered Montalvo with a bag containing over five grams of crack cocaine, Fontoura said.
A subsequent search of Montalvo's apartment turned up a 45-caleber handgun, 17 grams of 'crack' cocaine and various other quantities of heroin and marijuana, Fontoura said.
Both Brown ad Montalvo were placed under arrest. Montalvo was later transferred into custody at the Essex County Correctional Facility.
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