Police: Man Found With Ecstasy, Cocaine, Ten Other Drugs
Police say Brooklyn man had over 10 types of different drugs in his car when he was arrested Saturday
A Brooklyn man was arrested on numerous drug-related charges after Mahwah police found ecstasy, cocaine, Ritalin and at least 10 other illicit drugs in his car during a traffic stop on Route 17 Saturday afternoon, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said.
Matthew Gibson, 29, was originally pulled over at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday for making an unsafe road maneuver, police said. While talking with Gibson, Mahwah Police Officer Richard Albro noticed “several wax folds commonly known to be associated with heroin usage [and] pills loosely scattered in the back of the vehicle,” Batelli said. He was also driving with a suspended license, police said.
A subsequent search of Gibson’s 2003 Infiniti found baggies of ecstasy and cocaine, and amounts of LSD, Ritalin, Skelaxin, Valium, Percoet, Xanax, Cialis, Adderal, Ambien, Oxycodone, Methylphendate and Hydrocloride, Batelli said.
Police also found and seized over $4,000 in cash, and various drug paraphernalia from the car, Batelli said.
After an investigation by Officers Richard Albro and Timothy Letavish, Gibson was charged with twelve counts of drug-related crimes, including possession and intent to distribute, Batelli said.
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LKR
9:23 am on Sunday, July 15, 2012
Kudos again to our Police force.
Cathy A. Savino
1:55 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012
Good work Mahwah police dept!!
Nicole S
2:20 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012
Poor Guy I hope he gets out soon and can keep selling good stuff like that ecstasy to the people, not that gross xanax benzo shit!!!
Angelwings
10:33 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012
What is it with all the drugs being transported through Mahwah? Not sure. But honestly, this guy had all this on him just passing through....stay vigilant..I am proud of our officers who stop and frisk and remove the elements from wherever they are headed.
Benjamin W
7:38 pm on Friday, August 3, 2012
This guy wasn't selling anything. I know this guy personally. This story is overblown and inaccurate. He's a great guy and would never hurt a fly.
Andy Schmidt
2:06 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Yep - great guy...
Of course he was not selling, the $4,000 in cash was just in case he needed some change for his bagels at Paneras because they don't sell bagels in Brooklyn. And of course he wouldn't hurt a fly - except for the pedestrian, bicyclist, etc. in the way of his 'unsafe maneuvers'...? Driving without a license? I suppose judges usually suspend licenses for SAFE driving?
Who benefits from the photo? Everyone who wants to keep himself/herself and their family at a distance from this character!
Humiliating? Maybe it will make him want to avoid a recurrence by changing his ways?
Thank you, Police officers for pulling these individuals off the streets where they are a danger to the innocent (not just themselves!)
What people do inside their own four walls is one thing - but once you get on the road with a deadly weapon (the automobile), I take it personal...
imitation ofchrist
11:13 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
people use drugs for so many reasons. the police are bullies. laws are in place for reasons, but as society changes the law needs to be constantly evaluated- as should the attitudes of the people and the efforcement of law... and how humiliating to have his photo and name put up here like this. who benefits???
Mahwah Dad
7:16 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Nice job MPD. The only people who think police are bullies are the people we need the police for in the first place. Anyone trying to defend this idiot is a bigger idiot.