By: Yuritza Arroyo
Bergen County authorities announced the arrest of a Fort Lee resident for money laundering.
According to officials, on December 19, during a money laundering investigation, The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle traveling through Bergen County.
The car was operated by Mr. Alexander Mercado, 40, of Fort Lee.
Officials say a search of the car revealed that Mercado was transporting $31,680.00 in U.S. currency, believed to be derived from criminal activity.
According to the investigation, Alexander Mercado was arrested without incident and charged with third-degree money laundering.
Mercado was released pending his first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.