Prosecutor's Task Force Busts 3 Englewood Men After Major Pot Buys

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Narcotic Task Force arrested three Englewood men after a five-pound undercover marijuana buy.

Daivon Manning, Lloyd A. Pugh, Omar Smith
Photo Credit: *COURTESY: Bergen County Prosecutor*

Jerry DeMarco

04/11/2016 10:07 a.m.

Investigators identified Daivon Manning, 22, as a pot dealer in the area and bought from him three separate times over six months, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday.

Last Monday, he said, Manning sold five pounds worth $16,000.

Detectives and Englewood police with warrants searched Manning's home and car, the prosecutor said.

On Thursday, they charged him with various drug offenses.

They also charged two other city men -- Lloyd A. Pugh, Jr. 31, and Omar Smith, 22 -- with drug counts.

All three were ordered held on $50,000 bail each in the Bergen County Jail.

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