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4 Charged In Major Meth, Cocaine Bust At Warren County Home: Prosecutor
Four suspects were charged after a month-long investigation led to the discovery of meth, cocaine, and other drugs in Warren County, authorities said.
Shawn Hopper, 50, and Aysha Aguilu, 32, were charged with second-degree possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, distributing methamphetamine, and other drug offenses, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Monday release with local officials.
Jeffrey Denny, 36, of Clinton, and Erica Butters, 46, of Morristown were also charged with unlawful drug possession, while Denny was charged with hindering.
An investigat…
Police: Female Paterson Dealer Busted With 3,872 Heroin Folds, Crack, $4,647 In Drug Money
They walked up and drove by at all hours to buy drugs outside a Paterson home just up the street from a child care center, authorities said.
Responding to complaints, city narcotics detectives nabbed Hopper Street resident Valerie A. Thomas, 57, while seizing 3,872 heroin folds, 17 baggies of crack cocaine, and $4,647 in drug money, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Hopper lives in the first-floor apartment of the home where Speziale said she plied her illegal trade. Detectives watched awhile before obtaining search and arrest warrants, he said.
Thomas was charged with a ho…
Wayne PD: Suspect, Victim Arrested In Drug-Dispute Stabbing
A fight between two Wayne men over drugs left one severely stabbed and both charged, authorities said.
Police were called after Asante Cugliari, 23, arrived at the St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital emergency room around 4:30 a.m. Saturday with leg, facial and abdominal wounds that required surgery, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said.
Cugliari told them that he and Joseph Derissio, also 23, had gotten into a drug-related argument at a female acquaintance’s home that escalated into a confrontation, Daly said.
According to Cugliari, Derissio grabbed a knife and stabbed him, the captain said.
The woman …
All Night Long: Paterson Ex-Con Charged In Round-The-Clock Drug Operation
Customers at all hours of the day and night patronized a drug operation run by an ex-con from a Paterson apartment that was raided by police, authorities said.
Aiming to improve neighbors’ quality of life, members of the Paterson Police Narcotics Division hit the location on Monday, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
They arrested six people and seized 150 heroin folds, 14 bags of crack, a handful of Xanax, bags of pot and more than $1,500 in proceeds, he said.
The bulk of the charges were filed against ex-con Yaquin Perry, 35, for having heroin, cocaine, pot and prescription…
Paterson PD: Officers Cut Open Dealer's Pants To Retrieve Stolen Handgun
PATERSON, N.J. -- A dealer selling from his car was carrying a loaded gun that Paterson police retrieved by cutting open his pants, authorities said.
Officers Rene Alicea and Christopher Polonkay were on patrol late Friday when in an area known for violent crime, open-air drug sales and gangs,when they saw a man approach a silver Honda Accord driven by Jose R. Espinal-Henriquez, 23, of Paterson, in front of a Market Street liquor store, Police Director Jerry Speziale said.
The man, identified as Pedro Cruz, paid for a bag of pot, then walked away, he said.
Espinal-Henriquez was startled an…
Prosecutor: Accused Lodi Dealer Busted With 3 Ounces Of Cocaine
LODI, N.J. -- A 32-year-old Lodi man was busted with nearly three ounces of cocaine, authorities said Friday.
Brian E. Delgado was released pending a Feb. 21 hearing in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following a raid on his Central Apartment apartment Tuesday, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said.
Delgado, who became the target of a drug-selling investigation last month, is charged with various drug and paraphernalia possession counts, the prosecutor said.
The approximate street value of the cocaine is $4,000, said Calo, who thanked Lodi and Lyndhurst police, t…
