During a traffic stop on I-78 Monday, State Police discovered that a Pennsylvania man was wanted for charges of human trafficking out of Howard County, Maryland.
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Will W. ChenPOHATCONG TWP.-- During a traffic stop on Route 78 Monday, State Police discovered that a Pennsylvania man was wanted for charges of human trafficking out of Howard County, Maryland.
Trooper Francis Cagulada, of Perryville Station initially stopped Will W. Chen, 58, of Pittsburgh at 11 p.m. for swerving or "failure to maintain lane," near mile marker 2.1 in Pohatcong Township, headed west into Pennsylvania, according to State Police spokesman Sgt. Jeff Flynn.
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Chen, who was driving a blue Honda Civic with one passenger, was discovered to be a fugitive and was wanted on charges of human trafficking by the Howard County Police Department in Laurel, Maryland, Flynn said.
State Police said the warrant for Chen's arrest was found through the National Crime Information Center database, which had indicated Chen was to be extradited in caught, Flynn said.
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Chen was arrested without incident and lodged at the Warren County Jail on a no-bail warrant. He is awaiting extradition to Maryland. His passenger was not arrested, according to Flynn.
State Police did not have additional information on the human trafficking charges, and the Howard County Police Department declined to comment on the charges as the investigation is ongoing.
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