Indian is arrested with drug paraphernalia

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Indian American Kaushal Patel and David Mele of Edison, New Jersey were arrested and charged with burglary and criminal mischief while Patel was also charged with possession of hypodermic needles and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Eric Caffrey responded to report of a burglary at the former Fuddruckers’ restaurant, and soon-to-be gun range on March 24 at 9:30 am.

The building’s managers were at the property to conduct a site survey when they saw the back door window smashed open and apparently startled Patel and Mele who were inside the building to “to escape the weather.”

The police found seven empty glassine bags used to hold heroin, three clear empty vials, two metal spoons and two capped hypodermic needles.

Both of them were released but will be summonsed to appear in court later.