Investigators seized at least $3.5 million worth of heroin and arrested a California man at a Teaneck house, authorities said Tuesday.
Miguel Armenta-Villa, 25
Miguel Armenta-Villa, 25, of Bakersfield, faces heroin possession and distribution charges, according to a State Police statement. He was ordered held at the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail, with no 10 percent option.
State Police and members of a New York-based Drug Enforcement Administration task force found 22 kilograms of heroin, which equals 1.1 million doses, after serving a search warrant Friday at a Bryant Avenue residence, authorities said.
The drugs have an estimated street value between $3.5 and $5 million, according to police. The arrest came after a three-week probe.
Armenta-Villa's case will be prosecuted by the state Division of Criminal Justice, officials said. It was not immediately clear if he had retained an attorney.
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