This arrest happened in early August when Michael J. Coppola was accused of buying cocaine and shipping it to his post office box.
Detectives placed a package containing imitation cocaine in his box, and after Coppola retrieved the package, believing it contained cocaine, he was arrested during a motor vehicle stop in Ridgefield Park.
Coppola is charged with attempting to possess cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He's scheduled to make a court appearance Wednesday.
The 43-year-old was already under suspension for 90 days for allegedly offering financial incentives to his officers to write out more tickets.
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