A New York man was arrested while transporting half a pound of cocaine next to two children in his back seat, authorities said Tuesday, March 17.
Jonathan Rivera, a 37-year-old Flushing man, was pulled over on I-87 in Malta for a traffic stop around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, which led to the discovery of the drugs, state police said.
A K9 officer found the half-pound package that later tested positive for cocaine, according to authorities. The package was sitting within an arm’s reach of the two children, who were both under age 16, investigators said…