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6 Pounds Of Crystal Meth, Guns Seized From Hackensack Dad-Son Duo: Cops
A Hackensack father and son have been arrested in a major drug bust that uncovered over six pounds of crystal methamphetamine, cocaine, and a stolen handgun, authorities said.
Jahfari Raheem Miller, 41, and Melachi Miller, 19, were taken into custody on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2024, after detectives executed a Superior Court-ordered search warrant at an apartment and a 2021 Chevy Tahoe, police said.
Inside the vehicle, investigators found an aftermarket hidden compartment containing a loaded, stolen Ruger LCP handgun, along with additional narcotics. The search also yielded large quantities…
Heroin, Cocaine, Rifles Seized From Newark Drug Manufacturers In Raids: Prosecutor
Stolen rifles, high-capacity magazines, heroin and cocaine were seized from three Newark men in a major bust last month, authorities said.
Dennis Julu, Demetrius Julu, and Altariq Webb, were found with 590 grams of cocaine, 642 grams of heroin, seven guns including two assault rifles and five handguns, one of which was reported stolen out of state, as well as two high-capacity magazines, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.
It wasn't immediately clear if the Julus were related, or how.
The evidence was seized when the Newark Police Emergency Response Tea…
Meth With Street Value Of $6,000 Seized From Pair In Hudson County: Prosecutor
Nearly a pound of methamphetamine worth nearly $6,000 has been seized from a Jersey City woman and New York man, authorities announced.
Lynnette Lipinski, 39, and Husam Fooda, 36, of East Elmhurst, NY, were arrested at a home on Sherman Avenue in Jersey City Thursday, Oct. 27, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
During the course of the investigation, over 450 grams of methamphetamine were recovered, with a street value of approximately $6,000, following a joint investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force and the United States Postal …
Carjackers Who Led Wild Route 78 Pursuit Had Heroin, Firearms, Three Magazines: Police
More than a dozen decks of heroin, firearms and several magazines were seized following an armed carjacking and wild Route 78 pursuit, leading to the arrest of four Newark males including two teens Thursday, July 7, authorities said.
Tysean Ware, 19, Raheem Pamplin, 21, a 16-year-old male, and a 17-year-old male, were being held on various charges as of Friday, Newark Interim Public Safety Director Raul Malave said.
It began around 1 p.m., when police responded to the 200 block of Frelinghuysen Avenue for an armed carjacking, Malave said.
A victim sitting inside his vehicle, a 2019 Me…
$20,000 Of Fentanyl Seized From Philadelphia Area Dealer: Police
A Philadelphia area man was found with more than $20,000 worth of fentanyl in an undercover bust, authorities said.
Naim Payton, 23, of Morrisville, was set to sell a large quantity of the uncut, highly lethal drug on Monday, April 25, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said.
Detectives spotted him on the 400 block of North Evans Street in Pottstown that evening, and stopped his car, Steele said alongside Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich.
Detectives stopped Payton’s car and found 1,500 bags of uncut fentanyl. The 1,500 doses of fentanyl were packaged for sal…
600 Pounds Of Pot, Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized In Jersey Shore Bust: Prosecutor
Nearly 600 pounds of marijuana, 3.5 ounces of cocaine, two weapons and nearly $158,000 in cash were seized during a drug bust along the Jersey Shore, authorities said.
The investigation focused on the distribution of cocaine, marijuana, and pain medication laced with fentanyl in the Ocean and Mercer County areas, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
The cooperative, multi-agency investigation identified three residences in Ewing, one residence in Lakehurst, and a motor vehicle located in Lakewood, as being utilized by Ronald Walker, 37, of Ewing, an…
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Seize 11,450 Heroin Folds, Gun, More From Ex-Con In Street Bust
Passaic County sheriff's detectives seized 11,450 heroin folds, more than five ounces combined of unpackaged heroin and cocaine and a loaded gun from a convicted felon from Woodland Park, authorities said.
Jemell Carter, 39, was stopped by the investigators on Summer and Fulton streets in Paterson following a drug deal on Jackson Avenue in Woodland Park on Tuesday, April 19, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said.
In his car, Berdnik said, they found:
the 9mm Hi-Point handgun;
700 heroin folds;
the unpackaged drugs;
illegally obtained pot;
$2,522 in drug cash.
With Carter's consent, …
5.5 Pounds Of Coke Seized In Undercover Hudson County Drug Bust: Prosecutor
Nearly 5.5 pounds of cocaine was seized from three men in an undercover Hudson County drug bust, authorities said.
Nicolas Mora-Daza, 24, of Union City, Christopher Gonzalez, 33 of Union City and John Perez, 31, of Weehawken, sold cocaine to an undercover officer multiple times over the course of a month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Nearly $125,000 worth of cocaine was seized from the trio as a result of a search warrant at a Weehawken home, Suarez said.
They were arrested on multiple drug and distribution charges, and taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility …
Jersey Shore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty In Cocaine, LSD, Pot Bust: Prosecutor
A Lacey Township man on Friday, Feb. 11 pleaded guilty to his role in a Jersey Shore drug bust, authorities said.
Detectives discovered several ounces of cocaine, LSD, marijuana, and more during a warranted search of the car and home of Andrew Bradley, 22, in October 2021, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
Bradley was storing and selling cocaine and marijuana out of a home in the Forked River section of the township between 2017 and 2020, the prosecutor said.
Lacey Township police launched an investigation on Oct. 1, 2021, when they stopped Bradley in his car.&nb…
Nearly 3.5 Pounds Of Meth And Narcotics Seized, 2 Charged In North Jersey Bust
Just under three and a half pounds of methamphetamine and narcotics were seized and two residents hit with a slew of charges in a major North Jersey drug bust, authorities said.
A package addressed to a hotel in Hanover Township on Nov. 24 was found to contain about 500 grams of methamphetamine, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a Thursday release.
A follow-up investigation determined that Barbara Maronpot, 67, and Christopher Gallaway, 48, both of Morristown, were the intended recipients of the package, authorities said.
Meanwhile, an additional 1,000 grams of meth and mo…
Paterson PD Busts Drug-Dealing Trio, Seize 811 Heroin Folds, 26 Crack Vials, Laser Sight Gun
Drug buyers flocked from inside and out of Paterson to a squat apartment house in the Silk City as detectives watched.
After picking off several buyers, police moved in, seizing three dealers – one of them only 16 years old.
They collected 811 heroin folds, 26 crack vials and a high-powered handgun, among other contraband, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Responding to neighborhood complaints, detectives quickly discovered that Mike Jones, 29, Pedro Santiago, 44, and the 16-year-old boy said ran a brisk open-air business from the brick walkup near Straight Street, the dire…
Drug Takedown: Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Hudson County Pair, Authorities Say
Two men were arrested after nearly 92 grams of cocaine, heroin and paraphernalia were seized in a Union City drug bust, authorities said Wednesday.
Members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at 1112 Palisade Avenue, Unit 1A in Union City around 5 a.m. June 15, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
After discovering the drugs, Charlie Carmona, 34, and Javier Fong-Martinez, 30, were arrested on a slew of drug and distribution charges, Suarez said.
Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcot…
Busted: Takedown Of Jersey Shore Heroin Ring Nets Firearm, Drugs, $11K In Cash, 7 Arrests
Law enforcement agents arrested seven people and seized heroin, ecstasy thousands of dollars in cash, and a firearm following a massive Ocean County drug bust, authorities said.
Detectives from several SWAT teams and law enforcement agencies executed search warrants were executed March 31 at two Toms River homes and a room at the Ocean view Inn, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
The searches turned up approximately 3,210 wax folds of heroin, 52 ecstasy pills, a loaded .38 caliber revolver, drug paraphernalia, and approximately $11,700 in cash, Billhimer said.
Kevin Mo…
20 Busted With 4,176 Heroin Folds, Crack, Cash In Raid On Paterson Open-Air Drug Market
Paterson police raided an open-air drug market, seizing 4,176 heroin folds, 194 bags of crack and $5,549 in proceeds while busting 20 dealers and buyers, authorities said.
Among the accused buyers was a 72-year-old city man caught with four vials of crack, they said.
The Hamilton Avenue sweep between Summer and Lake streets sought to ease residents’ fears for the safety of their children and themselves, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Friday.
Speziale said the heavier hitter included a quartet of Paterson residents:
Isaiah Wharton, 24;
Africa Downs, 45;
Dante Harriso…
NJ Police Crash 'Speakeasy-Like' Nightclub, Eject 32 Partiers
Trenton police cleared a duplex home of 32 guests and arrested two adults on cocaine charges on Saturday, authorities said.
Most of those partying on the 100 block of Elm Street were teenagers and young adults, police said.
The home had been converted into an overnight club, police said, with music blasting, lights flashing and a disco ball spinning.
Luis Santos-Bautista, 28, was charged with multiple counts of cocaine distribution, endangering the welfare of a child and maintaining a nuisance, police said. About 200 grams of cocaine in 152 baggies was recovered by police as well as …
‘Relentless’: Paterson PD Raids Drug Den, Seizes Hundreds Of Pills, Crack, Guns, $9,000 Cash
Paterson police smashed another drug den, continuing what city officials called the relentless pursuit of dealers, seizing hundreds of pain-killing pills, along with crack, pot, two guns and a sizable stack of cash.
Responding to citizens’ concerns, Narcotics Division detectives watched the Pennington Street home near Paterson Eastside High School and made undercover buys before launching a search-warranted early-morning raid, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
They arrested seven people, six on major charges, while seizing the drugs, $8,955 in proceeds and both a .32-caliber …
72-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Paterson Drug Bust, Detectives Find 2,700 Bags Worth Of Heroin
What began as a couple of routine daylight drug busts led Paterson detectives to enough raw heroin to fill more than 2,700 bags, as well as the arrest of a 72-year-old accused buyer.
It was around 11:30 a.m. when detectives saw Michael T. James, 50, emerge from a home on Oak Street, sell some drugs to a buyer, then head back inside, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
An arrest team quickly grabbed Calvin L. Wallace, 47, of Broadway near the corner of nearby Summer and Morton streets, Speziale said. He was carrying 62 heroin folds and seven small bags of crack, the director sai…
Hackensack PD Raids Apartment, Seizes 461 Heroin Folds, Oxy, Cash, Ex-Con
Hackensack police raided an ex-con’s apartment Friday and seized 461 heroin folds, 82 Oxycodone pills, pot and $1,170 in drug proceeds, authorities said.
Cyrus Maurice Hammond, 27, had been dealing in the neighborhood of mid-rise and garden apartment buildings near Hackensack High School and Carver Park, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said.
Records show that the unemployed Hammond already had a history of drug-related arrests and convictions in Hackensack and Englewood.
Thanks to the work of Narcotics Detective Nart Marza, police raided the Quail Heights apartment on Prospect Avenue, turned up …
Seized In Paterson Public Housing Raid: 7 Adults, Boy With Gun, 426 Heroin Folds, Crack, $7,822
Paterson drug detectives raided a public housing development and seized 426 heroin folds, 45 bags and 18 vials of crack, a loaded handgun and $7,822 in drug proceeds, authorities said.
They arrested seven adults, as well as a 16-year-old boy who they said was carrying a loaded handgun.
Police responding to complaints of drug dealing got a warrant for the residence at the low-rise Sojourner Douglass Homes on Jefferson Street off North 1st Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Among those arrested on various charges involving the sale of heroin and cocaine were first-floor resi…
Paterson Detectives Seize 91 Heroin Folds, 17 Vials Of Crack, Bust Two
Paterson detectives responding to neighborhood complaints busted two 18-year-old dealers with 91 heroin folds, 17 vials of crack and two ounces of pot, authorities said.
Narcotics investigators watched a drug deal go down in broad daylight on Sherman Avenue near Union Avenue before moving in on the seller, Ismael Leon, and his lookout, Anthony Hernandez, neither of whom lives on the block, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
In addition to the drugs, they seized $275 in suspected proceeds, Speziale said.
They charged Leon and Hernandez with various drug counts and released them pen…
Paterson Detectives Seize 430 Bags Of Heroin, 44 Of Coke, $4,223 Drug Cash, Bust Four
Paterson police detectives seized 430 bags of heroin, 44 bags of coke and nearly a half-pound of pot in a series of busts.
They also confiscated $4,223 in suspected drug money, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Tuesday.
Police charged two men – Shamir Wade, 26, and Shaheem Austin, 33 -- with having the heroin at Wade’s second-floor East 31st Street apartment, Speziale said.
They also seized $869 in drug proceeds from Austin and $121 from Wade, he said.
Caught with the cocaine and $1,842 in drug cash at East 21st and Ellison streets was Gregorio Penaranda, 44, the director said.
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