Authorities: Somerset Couple Busted With $50K Of Cocaine After Postal Workers Intercept Package

A Somerset County couple was found with ½ kilo of cocaine after the U.S. Postal Service intercepted a suspicious package shipped to their house, authorities said Wednesday.

Grethel Guevara and Jorge Diaz
Photo Credit: *Somerset County Prosecutor's Office*

Cecilia Levine

09/23/2020 4:13 p.m.

Jorge Diaz, 32, and Grethel Guevara, 29, became targets of an investigation when the U.S. Postal Service identified a suspicious package to their Hillcrest Avenue home in Somerset earlier this month, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced in a joint release.

Somerset County Sheriff’s Officer K-9 “Basilone” conducted an exterior sniff of the parcel, indicating a positive result for the presence of suspected narcotics, Robertson said.

On Sept. 14, members of the Somerset County Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at the couple's home, which turned up ½ kilo of cocaine valued at $50,000 and various drug paraphernalia, authorities said.

Diaz and Guevara were charged with various drug offenses including intent to distribute, and lodged at the Somerset County Jail pending a bail detention hearing.

Anyone with information relating to this investigation can contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force at (908) 231-7100 or the Franklin Township Police Department at (732) 873-5533 or via the STOPit app.

The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477).

All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

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