30 Ecstasy Pills Found on Traveling Pair, Cops Say

Two Washington Township residents were arrested and jailed after Hackettstown Police found them in possession of a slew of various drugs and paraphernalia, Sgt. Darren Tynan said.

Just after 4 p.m. Saturday, police stopped a vehicle for a moving violation at the intersection of Valentine Street and Rt. 46, Tynan said. During an investigation, officers found the driver, Nicholas Cash, 22, with 15 capsules of suspected ecstasy and one cellophane wrapper of suspected ecstasy, Tynan said.

Police then searched Cash’s passenger, Samuel Grullat, 23, and found another 15 capsules of suspected ecstasy, a cellophane wrapper with suspected ecstasy, and eight hypodermic needles, Tynan said.

Cash was charged with possession of ecstasy, having an expired registration and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle. He was lodged in Warren County Correctional Facility in lieu of $7,500 bail.

Grullat was charged with possession of ecstacy and possession of hypodermic needles. He was sent to the Warren County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Five days later, on June 6, Cash was again arrested by Hackettstown Police for an $89 Hackettstown Municipal Court traffic warrant. He posted bail and was released, Tynan said.

Two days prior to the arrest for ecstasy, Grullat was arrested for being half of a duo that allegedly stole an iPhone from a car in Hackettstown and having heroin paraphernalia with him.

Grullat was arrested in August 2012 for allegedly stealing cigarettes and condoms from a Hackettstown gas station, and was arrested again in December for allegedly stealing jewelry from a home in Washington Township.

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