Paterson man arrested, $70,000 worth of drugs seized from his apartment, says sheriff

A city man was arrested on Wednesday after a two-month long investigation into his alleged drug dealing activities out of an apartment building on East 31^st Street, according to Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik.

Jorge Pichardo-Santana, 29-year-old, was allegedly dealing prescription pills from his residence. He was observed allegedly engaging in drug sales at the intersection of 17^th Avenue and East 23^rd Street.

Detectives tried to arrest him. Pichardo-Santana led them on a brief vehicle chase that ended on 20^th Avenue and East 21^st Street. He allegedly threw 80 Oxycodone and Percocet pills out of the window during the chase.

Pichardo-Santana was arrested. A search of his apartment yielded 1,465 prescription pills, including Oxycodone and Xanax. Drugs were seized from multiple locations inside his bedroom. Drugs seized in the raid are worth $70,000 on the streets, authorities said.

Detectives also seized $2,527 cash.

Pichardo-Santana was charged with numerous drug offenses, eluding, resisting arrest, destruction of evidence, and other offenses. He is being held at the Passaic County Jail.

Paterson Resident

So what about those dealers on park ave, 31st Street, and 17th ave. Are they going to stay there forever?
- TK Kirkland
  
  YES !
OBED SANTOS

How the hell did he get all those pills?
- MarquinhoGaucho
  
  They are probably fake ,made in Mexico with fentanyl. Saw it on VICE
- TK Kirkland
  
  Dark web
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so where is he getting all those pills? from people abusing the system? because if he's buying the pills off them, apparently they don't need to take the pills,and likely all or most of them on tax payers funded assistance,faking medical conditions.So up to tax payers to demand reform and investigate everyone on disability, tax funded medical etc-