N.J. man charged after more than 580 pounds of cocaine seized in Queens; largest bust in decades

An Englewood man is facing serious drug charges after investigators said they seized more than 580 pounds of cocaine outside a Queens self-storage facility — a haul worth an estimated $10 million.

The New York City Special Narcotics Prosecutor called it the largest single cache of cocaine her office has recovered in 20 years.

Nelson Salcedo, 35, was arrested the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 26, as agents and officers recovered about 266 kilograms, or just over 580 pounds of cocaine outside a storage facility at 41-02 Northern Boulevard in Long Island City, according to the New York Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor…

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