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Mugshots Released: Lodi SWAT Raid Uncovers 28K Fentanyl Pills, Meth, Ghost Guns
A major drug bust in Bergen County led to the seizure of tens of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills, along with cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and untraceable firearms, authorities said in announcing the arrests of the three men behind it.
Ramon Morillo, 39, of Fort Lee; Brandon Morillo, 31, of Lodi; and Joseph Diaz, 34, of Fort Lee, were arrested on Thursday, Nov. 7, following a months-long investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation began in July 2024, when detectives identified Mo…
Paterson Drug Dealer Charged In OD Death Of Westwood Victim, 38, Prosecutor Says
A 39-year-old Paterson man has been charged with providing the drugs that allegedly resulted in a fatal overdose of a Westwood man in May, authorities said.
Jesus A. Cantillo is believed to have provided the drugs that led to the death of 38-year-old Lance Kerness, of Westwood, who was found unresponsive in a home on May 2, 2024, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Friday, June 28.
Kerness was pronounced dead at the scene, Musella said. Indicators of a possible drug overdose were noted, and detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force were no…
Bad Parking Job Leads Officers To 1,800 Ecstasy Pills, Cocaine On NY Man In NJ: Cops
A 29-year-old New York resident was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 14 in Secaucus after a police dog sniffed out large quantities of ecstasy and cocaine on him, authorities said.
At 8:23 p.m., police saw Noah Gregg improperly park his 2009 Acura TL, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The license plate affixed to his vehicle was not on file, Miller said.
Gregg denied any knowledge of the vehicle despite being observed exiting it by police, Miller said. Police were suspicious and summoned Brix, the Secaucus Police K-9 to the scene, Miller said. Brix sniffed out that narcotics were in the ve…
Dealer, Deadbeat Dad, Child-Abusing Caretaker Busted In Raid: Passaic Sheriff
A dealer, a caretaker accused of child endangerment and a deadbeat dad all living in the same multi-family Paterson home were busted during a raid by Passaic County sheriff's officers, authorities said.
Narcotics detectives targeted Shawn E. Nero, 50, who they said was selling heroin and crack from the Harrison Street home between Carroll Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard.
Assisted by members of the sheriff's Warrant Squad, Mounted Division and ERT, they waited until Nero left the area, then stopped his car and arrested him on Thursday, Oct. 26, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said.
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Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Bust Duo With Heroin, Hundreds Of Pills For Paterson Street Sale
Two men were busted by Passaic County sheriff's detectives with a variety of street and prescription drugs for sale following complaints from neighborhood residents and business owners, authorities said.
The Bureau of Narcotics investigators watched as Darrel Battle, 50, and Corrie Brown, 27, slung drugs from a black Hyundai sedan outside Battle's Main Street apartment Thursday, Aug. 24, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnick said.
The detectives arrested Battle and Brown, searched both, then searched the car, the sheriff said.
Berdnik said they found:
120 heroin folds;
68 Xanax pills;
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Supply And Demand 2: 1,000 Heroin Folds Seized In Paterson, Three Dealers, Three Buyers Busted
Continuing a “supply and demand” disruption strategy, Paterson detectives busted three dealers and three middle-aged buyers while seizing more than 1,000 heroin folds, authorities said.
Surveillance of the notorious corner at Rosa Parks Boulevard and Fair Street led to the arrests of Tameer Jones, 35, of Paterson and Crystal Kim, 33, of Little Ferry on dealing charges, among other offenses, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
Detectives seized 568 heroin folds, nine bags of crack and $455 in proceeds, Speziale said.
They also arrested a trio of buyers, all from Paterson – two men, …
Drug Bust: NJ Pair Had Over 800 Heroin, Crack Cocaine Bags, Suboxone In Traffic Stop, Cops Say
Police found hundreds of bags of heroin and crack cocaine after stopping a couple in Warren County earlier this month, authorities said.
Vincent Noel, 55, and Colleen Coghlan, 33, were pulled over for several violations on Feb. 16, Phillipsburg Police said.
A subsequent search of the vehicle turned up 700 bags of heroin and 129 bags of crack cocaine, as well as a quantity of Suboxone and various paraphernalia, police said.
Noel, of Phillipsburg, and Coghlan, of Washington, were arrested and charged with several narcotics offenses.
Drug Raid: 306 Oxy Pills, 20 Bags Of Cocaine Seized From Hackensack Home, Police Say
Authorities seized 306 oxycodone pills, 20 bags of cocaine, marijuana and $1,540 in proceeds from drug sales during a raid of a Hackensack man's home located just steps away from a preschool and park, police said.
Delano Guerra, 44, had been dealing out of his Reilly Court home -- a residential neighborhood comprised of mostly one- and two-family homes, and garden apartments near the Early Childhood Development School and Columbus Park, Hackensack Police Det. Capt. Darrin Dewitt said.
Thanks to the work of Narcotics Detective Rueven Lyak, police executed a search warrant of G…
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 …
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 PD: Child Molester Caught Dealing, Over 600 Heroin Folds, Crack Vials Seized
Paterson police seized 480 heroin folds, 121 crack vials and more than $7,600 cash while arresting a registered sex offender who recently served five years in state prison on a gun conviction.
Narcotics detectives raided the 12th Avenue apartment on Wednesday after watching Jaquan Housey sell drugs, City Police Director Jerry Speziale said.
They arrested Housey, 31, and Jason West, 42, of Lawrence Street, who they said bought dozens of crack vials from him with the intention of reselling them.
Housey was released from state prison this past October after serving five years of a seven-year …
Citywide Paterson Police Strikes Net Dealers, Buyers, 800 Heroin Folds, Coke, Cash, Gun
Paterson police arrested several dealers and buyers throughout the city over a 10-day span, seizing more than 800 heroin folds, 75 vials and 10 bags of crack, $1,660 in cash, and an illegal handgun and ammo, authorities said Thursday.
In one strike, narcotics detectives hit a notorious drug neighborhood -- Godwin Avenue and Auburn Street -- arresting several accused street dealers and buyers while seizing 155 heroin folds, along with 66 vials and four bags of crack, Police Director Jerry Speziale said.
Among those arrested were alleged dealers Derrick McGill, 39, of Paterson and Timothy Bow…
