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<p>HAZLETON &#8212; Three men were arrested on drug trafficking offenses when city police stopped a vehicle for speeding in the area of Fifth Street and Emerald Court on Sunday.</p><p>The driver, Joseph Machado, 21, told police he was in a rush to return his mother&#8217;s 2006 BMW before she found out he took her vehicle, court records say.</p><p>Police said Machado and two passengers, Anthony Oritz, 19, and Bryan Zabala Tejeda, 20, were allegedly in possession of illegal drugs. A fourth occupant, Brandon Gonzalez, age unknown, was also taken into custody on a summary warrant.</p><p>According to the criminal complaints:</p><p>Police spotted a BMW with heavy tinted windows traveling at an unsafe speed on Emerald Court near Fourth Street. When the vehicle stopped near Fifth Street, Machado told police, &#8220;I was in a hurry and know I was speeding. I&#8217;m trying to get my mom&#8217;s car back before she knows.&#8221;</p><p>An officer detected an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and noticed broken cigars inside.</p><p>Police searched Machado finding methamphetamine, marijuana, $1,917 cash and three cellular phones in his pockets, the complaints say.</p><p>Oritz was allegedly found with methamphetamine, 32 bags of crack cocaine, marijuana, $1,424 and three cellular phones in his pockets.</p><p>Zabala Tejeda allegedly had 430 heroin packets, $115 and one cellular phone in his pockets.</p><p>Machado, Oritz and Zabala Tejeda were arraigned Monday by District Judge Thomas Malloy in Luzerne County Central Court.</p><p>Machado, of Hazleton, was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, distribution of a small amount of marijuana, driving with a suspended license and two traffic and vehicle violations. He was jailed at the county correctional facility for lack of $25,000 bail.</p><p>Oritz, of West Hazleton, was charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and distribution of a small amount of marijuana. He was jailed for lack of $10,000 bail.</p><p>Zabala Tejeda, of Hazleton, was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. He was jailed for lack of $10,000 bail.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Three arrested on drug trafficking charges in Hazleton