
Police find Oxycodone during Morris County traffic stop
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) – A Mercer County man was arrested by Washington Township police on Monday night after officers found Oxycodone Hydrochloride in his vehicle following a traffic stop, according to police.
On August 16, at around 11:51 p.m., a township officer stopped a vehicle on Schooley’s Mountain Road for a motor vehicle violation, police said.
According to police, a Trenton man was driving with a suspended New Jersey driver’s license and had a traffic warrant out of Lawrence Township, NJ, police said.
Upon further investigation, Oxycodone Hydrochloride was located inside the vehicle and he was charged with a disorderly person’s offense for possessing a prescription legend drug without a prescription. He also posted the bail on the warrant, police said.
He was released pending a court appearance, police said.