Luis Lopez, 21, and Alida Aguilera, 22, both of Wood-Ridge, face drug distribution charges.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS - Investigators have arrested a Wood-Ridge man and woman after seizing nearly 20 pounds of heroin from their car and home, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.
Luis Lopez, 21, and Alida Aguilera, 22, were arrested after authorities said they found $540,000 worth of heroin. (BCPO) Police searched a vehicle parked in the Rite Aid Pharmacy lot at 151 Boulevard in Hasbrouck Heights on Thursday and found nearly 9 pounds of heroin in a bag, Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said in a statement.
The occupants of the car, Luis Lopez, 21, and Alida Aguilera, 22, were arrested and charged with drug distribution, Grewal said.
Investigators then searched the couple's Wood-Ridge home, where they found another 11 pounds of heroin, according to the prosecutor.
The street value of the heroin was $540,000, the prosecutor said.
Lopez and Aguilera were charged with distribution of heroin, distribution within 1,000 feet of a school and possession, according to Grewal.
They were held in the Bergen County Jail on $250,000 full bail each.
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