Well, the police having a gun is no surprise, but I've never heard of them using of ecstasy in making an arrest.

Jersey City cops arrest 4 with drugs, gun in car
Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Four Jersey City men were arrested when cops found a handgun and drugs in their car after a traffic stop, reports said.

Police stopped a 1991 black Mercury Cougar at Myrtle and Ocean avenues after a traffic violation yesterday at 1:31 a.m., reports said. As officers approached the car, they said the four people inside began moving around quickly, reports said.

The driver appeared to be sweating profusely and shaking nervously, reports said. The driver told police that he did not have a valid license, and the car belonged to a relative, police said.

Police then spotted a silver handgun sticking out from under the seat and told everyone to get out of the car, reports said. They then retrieved a .25 caliber handgun loaded with five rounds, police said.

Police saw the driver trying to empty the contents of his left shirt sleeve and found two pink and blue pills of suspected Ecstasy. The car was impounded and all the occupants were arrested.

Rezo Jamal Richburg, 18, of Ruby Brown Terrace; Shyquawn Washington, 19, of Lexington Avenue; Perry Capers, 20, of Lexington Avenue and Thomas Johnson, 18, of Winfield Avenue, were charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and unlawful possession of a weapon. Capers was additionally charged with careless driving and driving without a license.

CHARLES HACK