Duane Bell, 33, of Manville, was charged April 17 with distributing cocaine

Duane Bell, 33, of Manville, was charged April 17 with distributing cocaine and distributing cocaine within 1,000 feet of Somerville High School. He was remanded to the Somerset County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail set by Superior Court Judge Robert Reed.Authorities received information that Bell would be meeting with Brenden Sanders, 34, of Somerville, for a drug sale, according to an affidavit filed in Superior Court.After establishing surveillance in the area, detectives saw Sanders walk along Orchard Street to Davenport Street where he got into a car driven by Bell, the affidavit said.Police stopped the car at Brown and Davenport streets and placed the two under arrest, the affidavit said.
As police were removing Sanders from the car, a small plastic bag of cocaine fell down his pants leg, according to the affidavit. When officers shook the other pants leg, another small bag of cocaine fell out, the affidavit said.In a statement to police after being given his Miranda warning about self-incrimination, Sanders said he had bought the cocaine from Bell for $300, the affidavit said..Sanders was charged with possession of cocaine.