A traffic stop along I-95 in Bristol Township led to the discovery of suspected cocaine and the arrest of three men.
Esteban Taveras, 47; Ezequiel Taveras, 21; and Jose Antonio Firpo Urena, 22, all of Jersey City, New Jersey, were all charged with various drug offenses. Urena was also charged with driving without a license and other driving-related charges.
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According to court papers filed by Pennsylvania State Police, a trooper ended up behind a Chevrolet TrailBlazer on I-95 north early last Thursday morning as it headed from Bensalem into Bristol Township. The vehicle was traveling below the speed limit and its New Jersey registration came back as “registration surrendered.”
The vehicle pulled over in Bristol Township and there was a “strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle’s interior,” state police said.
Esteban Taveras was the vehicle owner and unable to produce the registration. Urena was driving and had a suspended license, state police said.
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Troopers allegedly pulled all three men out of the vehicle and found Urena had a small red capsule with suspected marijuana remnants in it.
State police said they found a small amount of marijuana in the SUV and a “large amount of compressed white powder.”
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A police K-9 unit from Falls Township was called in and reportedly hit on the powder.
Troopers transported the men and suspected drugs to their barracks in Bensalem.
A field test showed that the 1.5 pounds of powder were suspected cocaine.
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The three New Jersey men were arraigned before District Judge John Kelly and sent to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $100,000.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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