Carlos E. Tavarez-Sanchez, 37, of Paterson, and Carlos Martinez, 45, of New York City, were indicted by a state grand jury after investigators found cocaine hidden in a vehicle and nearly $90,000 in cash inside a Paterson home, according to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.
According to documents filed in the case, the New Jersey State Police Drug Trafficking North Unit launched an investigation into Tavarez-Sanchez in December 2024, which revealed he played a role in the trafficking of numerous kilograms of cocaine from Texas to New Jersey for distribution.
Detectives obtained a search warrant for a Jeep transported from Texas to New Jersey on a car carrier. Investigators then developed information suggesting that the vehicle was being used to move bulk quantities of illegal narcotics, Platkin said…