Nasser Muhammad Jacobs, 37, of East Orange, was arrested by state police at Wyoming

Nasser Muhammad Jacobs, 37, of East Orange, was arrested by state police at Wyoming when he attempted to hide heroin inside a vehicle upon returning from New Jersey in April. Jacobs became a fugitive when he skipped an October Luzerne County Court hearing on drug related charges.Wilkes-Barre police captured Jacobs on Wednesday night when he exited the Pennsylvania Turnpike with 150 heroin packets he obtained in Newark, N.J., intending to sell them in the Wyoming Valley, according to arrest records. Jacobs was charged with a single count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance on the latest arrests. He was arraigned by District Judge Fred Pierantoni in Pittston and jailed at the county prison for lack of $35,000 bail. According to the criminal complaint: Police received information that Jacobs, a fugitive wanted by the Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department, was returning to the Wyoming Valley driving a specific vehicle on the turnpike. Police spotted Jacobs driving the vehicle that was stopped on state Route 115 at about 10:15 p.m.
A female passenger, whose name was not released, turned over 150 heroin packets to police. Police said Jacobs admitted to obtaining the heroin in Newark for resale in Wilkes-Barre, and had the woman hide the packets in her clothing. Police said Jacobs’ arrest resulted in a search of a hotel room in Pittston Township where heroin packets and a .44-caliber Magnum handgun were seized. A preliminary hearing is scheduled on March 24 before District Judge Michael Dotzel in Wilkes-Barre Township. Jacobs could face additional charges, police said.State police arrested Jacobs on April 25 during a traffic stop at Wilkes-Barre Boulevard and Scott Street, Wilkes-Barre He was a passenger in a vehicle in which troopers found heroin packets hidden inside the door, according to arrest records.
State police said Jacobs had returned to Wilkes-Barre from Newark with the heroin prior to the vehicle being stopped for a faulty brake light. A Luzerne County judge issued an arrest warrant for Jacobs when he failed to appear at an Oct. 1 court hearing on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, according to court records.