17-year-old Newark boy faces drug, weapons charges
Marcel Moore, 25 (Photo: Dept. of Public Safety)
Detectives with the Special Enforcement Bureau responded to a call from a concerned citizen that people were selling drugs and smoking marijuana near Schley Street and Chancellor Avenue Wednesday night, Ambrose announced in a statement. Police smelled marijuana and said they spotted Marcel Moore adjusting items inside the gas cap door of a vehicle.
A search revealed six glassine envelopes of heroin in the gas cap, according to authorities. Moore tried to run, but was arrested. After getting a search warrant, detectives also recovered a loaded 9mm handgun from the car, police said.
Moore, of Newark, faces charges, including distribution of drugs within 1,000 feet of a school and weapons offenses.
In another arrest the same day, detectives were on patrol near Seymour Avenue and West Runyon Street around 2:30 a.m. when they smelled marijuana coming from a group gathered on a porch, according to authorities. A 17-year-old boy dropped a bag holding a .38 caliber handgun as officers approached.
Police said they also seized marijuana from the teen, who was charged with drug distribution and weapons offenses.
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