PA drug dealers pulled over in NJ with $420K fentanyl pills, cops say

🔺PA duo pulled over in NJ
🔺Thousands of fentanyl pills
🔺Drugs worth $420K, cops say

A pair of Pennsylvania residents were recently busted on a highway in New Jersey, with a stockpile of suspected fentanyl pills with a six-figure street value.

Edgar Holguin-Reyes and Yakayra Reyes, both of Reading, Pennsylvania, were driving south on Route 287 in North Jersey on Sunday after 6:30 p.m.

Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force recognized the red Toyota Camry, registered in Florida, as one that has been involved with drug operations, according to a criminal complaint.

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With help from the Mahwah Police Department, the vehicle was pulled over along the interstate.

Reyes was driving with Holguin-Reyes as her passenger, police said.

A K-9 sniffed out drugs, wrapped in clear plastic inside the car.

About 14,000 suspected fentanyl pills, which has an estimated street value of roughly $420,000, were recovered, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

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Holguin-Reyes, 30, and Reyes, 27, were each charged with second-degree possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl-laced pills.

They are both citizens of the Dominican Republic, according to jail records.

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