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Jersey Shore Man Found With More Than 2,000 Heroin Bags: Prosecutors
A Cape May County man was charged after police found him with more than 2,000 bags of heroin, authorities announced.
Kelvin Claudio, 35, of Rio Grande, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 23, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced in a news release. His arrest came after an investigation that included agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations.
Police executed a search warrant on Claudio and several locations throughout Middle Township. Officers seized about 2,100 bags of suspected heroin and $1,373 in cash. Suspected h…
Pair Charged In Death Of South Jersey Man Who Overdosed On Fentanyl Laced With Animal Sedative
Two accused South Jersey drug dealers have been charged with causing the death of a customer who fatally overdosed on fentanyl laced with an animal tranquilizer, authorities said.
Rajik Morphis, 39, of Wrightstown, and Ozell Sutton, 39, also of Wrightstown, were charged with strict liability for a drug-Induced death and other drug charges, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina.
Sutton was arrested during a warranted search of his residence on May 17 by members of the BCPO Gang, Gun and Narcotics Task Force and the New Jersey State Police, Coffina said.
Morphis was ta…
