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$15M In Heroin, Fentanyl, Coke Seized In Takedown Of Massive NJ Drug Ring, Cops Say $15M In Heroin, Fentanyl, Coke Seized In Takedown Of Massive NJ Drug Ring, Cops Say
$15M In Heroin, Fentanyl, Coke Seized In Takedown Of Massive NJ Drug Ring, Cops Say A drug raid spanning several New Jersey towns turned up a stash of drugs — including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine — with a street value of more than $15 million, and netted multiple arrests, police said. Acting on court-ordered search warrants, the raids were conducted Thursday, Nov. 16 following a months-long investigation in Hoboken, Jersey City, Elizabeth, and Montclair, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The searches turned up seven handguns including two that were reported stolen, more than 17 kilograms of heroin/fentanyl, more than 2.5 kilograms of cocaine, and various…
Mail-Order Meth? Accused Dealer, 60, Busted In North Arlington Mail-Order Meth? Accused Dealer, 60, Busted In North Arlington
Mail-Order Meth? Accused Dealer, 60, Busted In North Arlington A 60-year-old accused meth dealer was arrested during a raid of his North Arlington apartment by local police, county prosecutor’s detectives and U.S. postal inspectors. Jorge A. Perez had 3½ ounces of methamphetamine, scales and packaging material, leading to a charge of possession with the intent to distribute drugs, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Perez, who the prosecutor said is married and unemployed, was sent to the Bergen County Jail following the Oct. 6 raid at his Devon Street residence. He remained held for two days before a judge ordered him released pending further …
$1.65M Worth Of Heroin, Coke, Crystal Meth Seized, Target Busted In Pair Of Paterson Raids $1.65M Worth Of Heroin, Coke, Crystal Meth Seized, Target Busted In Pair Of Paterson Raids
$1.65M Worth Of Heroin, Coke, Crystal Meth Seized, Target Busted In Pair Of Paterson Raids State, county and local authorities smashed a major drug mill, seizing $1.65 million worth of heroin, cocaine and crystal meth in a pair of quick-strike raids at Paterson locations only blocks apart. Felix Rodriguez, 40, was running the drug mill from an apartment on East 26th Street when authorities came calling, a group of law enforcement officials led by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Tactical officers with the State Police and Passaic County Sheriff’s SWAT team simultaneously hit that location and Rodriguez’s 28th Street apartment, the attorney general said. Altog…
Hackensack Ex-Con With Notorious History Going Away For A Long Time This Time Hackensack Ex-Con With Notorious History Going Away For A Long Time This Time
Hackensack Ex-Con With Notorious History Going Away For A Long Time This Time A notorious ex-con paroled just last year is already headed back to prison following a drug raid at his Hackensack apartment. Eleven months of freedom ended for Courry Rice, 40, when a Bergen County Regional SWAT team joined police from Hackensack and Maywood in hitting his Prospect Avenue home early Tuesday, Feb. 21. Seized were varying amounts of crack and Ecstasy, along with packaging materials and scales, Maywood Police Chief Terence Kenny said. Rice has a criminal history that includes a host of convictions involving drug dealing and violence, to go with multiple front-page news accou…
Twin Offenders Jailed Following Raid On Paterson Drug Den Twin Offenders Jailed Following Raid On Paterson Drug Den
Twin Offenders Jailed Following Raid On Paterson Drug Den Twin brothers with criminal records were among five men arrested by Paterson police during a raid on a local drug den that they said yielded hundreds of illegal prescription pills, heroin, cocaine and more. Detectives watched as a 31-year-old Garfield man bought several Oxycodone pills at a second-floor Pacific Street apartment near Main Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They followed the buyer, arrested him when he was out of the area, then raided the apartment, he said. Speziale said the detectives found: 151 Xanax pills; 106 Oxycodone pills; 37 Adderall pills; s…
Four NJ Smoke Shops Raided, Five Busted For Selling Pot, THC Edibles Four NJ Smoke Shops Raided, Five Busted For Selling Pot, THC Edibles
Four NJ Smoke Shops Raided, Five Busted For Selling Pot, THC Edibles A group of owners and operators sold pot and THC products out of smoke shops in Englewood, Butler, Randolph, and Scotch Plains, charged authorities who busted them during a series of raids. Detectives assisted by the DEA seized seizure of hundreds of pounds of marijuana, THC edibles and THC wax/oil, along with $305,000 in illicit proceeds, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They arrested co-owners Michael Ligus, 24, and Damian Harry Wesler Sr., 44, along with Damian H. Wesler Jr., 22, all of Ringwood, and were arrested, along with Anthony Garcia, 45, of Secaucus and Ezekiel Pau…
APARTMENT RAID: Large Cache Of Coke, Trio Of Tasers Seized, Hackensack Repeat Offender Jailed APARTMENT RAID: Large Cache Of Coke, Trio Of Tasers Seized, Hackensack Repeat Offender Jailed
Apartment Raid: Large Cache Of Coke, Trio Of Tasers Seized, Hackensack Repeat Offender Jailed A SWAT-backed drug raid on a Hackensack ex-con’s apartment turned up “a large amount” of cocaine, as well as three Tasers, authorities said Friday. Howard M. Harper, 41, was arrested on drug and weapons charges Tuesday following a warranted raid on his Quail Heights apartment on Prospect Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The SWAT team-backed raid was part of a joint investigation that Musella said his Narcotics Task Force detectives were conducting with Hackensack police. Harper has a criminal history covering nearly all of his adult life, records show. These include arr…
Prosecutor: Owner, Husband, Employees Busted In Raid On Bergen Pot 'Dispensary' Prosecutor: Owner, Husband, Employees Busted In Raid On Bergen Pot 'Dispensary'
Prosecutor: Owner, Husband, Employees Busted In Raid On Bergen Pot 'Dispensary' Authorities raided a DIY storefront pot dispensary in Bergen County that they said was operated by a local couple who sold marijuana and THC products to the general public without a license. Jaime Costanzo, who was listed as the owner/operator, and her husband, Michael Delmoral, both 40 of Wallington, were busted after detectives posing as customers bought pot and other items at THC JARZ on River Road in Garfield, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday afternoon. Also arrested were two store cashiers, he said. Detectives from Musella’s Narcotic Task Force, along with police from…
Police: Three Kids Found In Paterson Apartment Where Ex-Con Sold Crack Police: Three Kids Found In Paterson Apartment Where Ex-Con Sold Crack
Police: Three Kids Found In Paterson Apartment Where Ex-Con Sold Crack Police found three young children during the raid of a Paterson drug den, authorities said. Tipsters pointed detectives to a unit at the Congdon Mill Apartments, a converted factory on Van Houten Street between Lou Costello Park and the Passaic River, where they said drugs were being sold, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. A series of subsequent undercover crack buys led to the raid and arrests of ex-con Tymir L. Leary, 32, and Yasmine B. York, 30. Detectives recovered a small amount of crack and $884 in proceeds from Leary, who records show has served time for robbery,…
Disgraced Ex-Dentist From Morris County Takes Guilty Plea In DEA Meth Raid Disgraced Ex-Dentist From Morris County Takes Guilty Plea In DEA Meth Raid
Disgraced Ex-Dentist From Morris County Takes Guilty Plea In DEA Meth Raid A disgraced former dentist who already had a criminal history involving crystal meth admitted having the drug when the DEA raided his Morris County home last year. Frederick Bailey, 61, pleaded guilty via videoconference with a federal judge in Newark to having and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Federal agents arrested Bailey, of Denville, after finding “methamphetamine and packaging materials throughout the residence” during a January 2020 raid. He already had a criminal history at the time. Local police arrested Bailey in 2016 after…
Raid Of Bayonne Drug Lab Turns Up LSD, MDMA, 12 Pot Plants, Prosecutor Says Raid Of Bayonne Drug Lab Turns Up LSD, MDMA, 12 Pot Plants, Prosecutor Says
Raid Of Bayonne Drug Lab Turns Up LSD, MDMA, 12 Pot Plants, Prosecutor Says A Bayonne man was arrested on a slew of charges following a raid of his drug production facility Monday, authorities said. A search of 39-year-old William Milner's Mechanic Street home turned up  123 grams of MDMA, approximately five grams of 2C-B, a small quantity of DMT, LSD and 12 marijuana plants, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Members of the the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force searched Milner's home around 12:45 p.m. and he was taken into custody on several drug and distribution charges, Suarez said. Prosecutor Suarez credited member…
Paterson PD Raids Stash House That Supplied Open-Air Drug Market At City Park Paterson PD Raids Stash House That Supplied Open-Air Drug Market At City Park
Paterson PD Raids Stash House That Supplied Open-Air Drug Market At City Park Dealers were doing brisk business at an open-air drug market in and around a Paterson park when city police raided their stash house, seizing 1,500 heroin folds, nearly 100 vials of crack and two handguns. As the investigators watched, a three-man team of dealers took orders and retrieved drugs for buyers from an apartment over a Rosa Parks Boulevard storefront around the corner from Barbour Park, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Tuesday. After a series of arrests, they obtained warrants and hit the apartment, he said. There, the director said, they seized: a .38-caliber Taurus…
Paterson PD: Mom With 3 Kids Among Group Busted In Drug Supply House Paterson PD: Mom With 3 Kids Among Group Busted In Drug Supply House
Paterson PD: Mom With 3 Kids Among Group Busted In Drug Supply House From a small Paterson apartment up the street from a grammar school, an area supplier provided street-level drug dealers with heroin, cocaine and crack, authorities said following a raid. Led by detectives from their Narcotics Division, city police seized more than two pounds of crack and powdered cocaine combined, along with 1,560 heroin folds and more than $5,900 in proceeds, they said. They arrested five people, they said, including a woman who lives in the Main Street apartment with three of her children. Also collected were various materials used to package the drugs for sale. Detect…
14 Busted, 923 Heroin Folds, 73 Crack Vials, $5,827 Cash Seized From Paterson Drug Den 14 Busted, 923 Heroin Folds, 73 Crack Vials, $5,827 Cash Seized From Paterson Drug Den
14 Busted, 923 Heroin Folds, 73 Crack Vials, $5,827 Cash Seized From Paterson Drug Den Increasing their intense focus on Paterson's most notorious drug neighborhoods, city police raided an apartment that a group of dealers had taken over to package and sell heroin and crack. Narcotics Division detectives and uniformed officers arrested buyers and sellers alike while seizing 923 heroin folds, 73 vials of crack and $5,827 in proceeds, authorities said. The four-story brick walkup on Carroll Street – in one of the city’s most notorious neighborhoods -- has been a frequent scene of police raids and arrests. Late last week, police seized four dealers there and charged them with …
DRUG BUST: 7 Charged After Hackettstown Home Raid Turns Up 1,600 Heroin Folds, Cocaine Bags DRUG BUST: 7 Charged After Hackettstown Home Raid Turns Up 1,600 Heroin Folds, Cocaine Bags
Drug Bust: 7 Charged After Hackettstown Home Raid Turns Up 1,600 Heroin Folds, Cocaine Bags A raid of a Hackettstown home turned up more than 1,600 bags of heroin and cocaine, resulting in charges for five residents and both homeowners. A March 4 search of 14 Laurie Terrace turned up 1,613 wax folds of suspected heroin and 47 small bags of suspected cocaine, Hackettstown police said. Residents Maximilian Mueller, 25, and Heather Hadgkiss, 32, were charged with several heroin and cocaine possession, distribution and conspiracy offenses and were being held at the Warren County Correctional Center pending a hearing. Hadgkiss also faces charges for methadone possession and tampering …
Just-Released Prison Pair Busted In Paterson: 4,150 Heroin Folds, Two Handguns Guns Seized Just-Released Prison Pair Busted In Paterson: 4,150 Heroin Folds, Two Handguns Guns Seized
Just-Released Prison Pair Busted In Paterson: 4,150 Heroin Folds, Two Handguns Guns Seized Two convicts who’d only just been released from state prison operated a drug den from a Paterson apartment, said authorities who seized 4,151 heroin folds and two handguns -- each with high-capacity magazines -- during a raid. Among three accused dealers who used the apartment to store drugs for a nonstop walk-up business on Hamilton Avenue were Xavier Fulmore, 25, and Jamere Williams, 27, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Fulmore had only just been released from state prison three months ago Thursday after serving three separate stretches covering three combined years, records sh…
DRUG RAID: 306 Oxy Pills, 20 Bags Of Cocaine Seized From Hackensack Home, Police Say DRUG RAID: 306 Oxy Pills, 20 Bags Of Cocaine Seized From Hackensack Home, Police Say
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…
Paterson Detectives Seize 5,100 Heroin Folds, $4,570 Cash, Bust Trio Paterson Detectives Seize 5,100 Heroin Folds, $4,570 Cash, Bust Trio
Paterson Detectives Seize 5,100 Heroin Folds, $4,570 Cash, Bust Trio Paterson detectives knocked out a neighborhood drug-dealing operation, seizing more than 5,100 heroin folds and arresting three people, authorities said. Narcotics Division investigators watched as Jamon White got into a car at the corner of Carroll and Governor streets shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. White, who lives up the block, was reportedly selling “large quantities” of heroin in and around the crime-ridden Caroll Street apartments near Public School No. 6, Speziale said. An arrest team stopped the vehicle near the corner of Godwin Avenue and…
Prosecutor: Garfield Man Pulls Gun On SWAT Team During Drug Raid Prosecutor: Garfield Man Pulls Gun On SWAT Team During Drug Raid
Prosecutor: Garfield Man Pulls Gun On SWAT Team During Drug Raid A tragedy was averted when a Garfield man pulled a gun on a Bergen County Regional SWAT team member during a drug raid and was quickly disarmed, authorities said. Detectives obtained a warrant to search the longtime Farnham Avenue home of Mario Ardizzone, a 44-year-old unemployed mason, after identifying him as a drug dealer, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday. Adrizzone pulled a .45-caliber handgun loaded with hollow-point ammo and pointed it at a SWAT team member who’d accompanied the prosecutor’s detectives and Garfield police during Wednesday's, Musella said. He was "d…
Authorities: Norwood Man Assaults Mom, 83, Fights Police After Crashing Stolen Dump Truck Authorities: Norwood Man Assaults Mom, 83, Fights Police After Crashing Stolen Dump Truck
Authorities: Norwood Man Assaults Mom, 83, Fights Police After Crashing Stolen Dump Truck A probationer from Norwood assaulted his 83-year-old mother when she caught him stealing her jewelry, then crashed a stolen dump truck while fleeing police, authorities said. Thomas Frasse, 54, broke into the truck on the other side of town, drove to his mother’s house when she wasn’t home and broke in the afternoon of Jan. 11 – violating a restraining order in the process, they said. He’d taken jewelry and a glazed ham when his mom returned and confronted him, Police Chief Jeffrey Krapels said. Frasse pushed her down, dropped the ham and drove off in the stolen truck as a neighbor dialed …
Paterson PD: Dozens Of Kids' Breakfast Cereal Packs Found Laced With THC, 20 Lbs Of Pot Seized Paterson PD: Dozens Of Kids' Breakfast Cereal Packs Found Laced With THC, 20 Lbs Of Pot Seized
Paterson PD: Dozens Of Kids' Breakfast Cereal Packs Found Laced With THC, 20 Lbs Of Pot Seized Paterson detectives seized dozens of packages of the increasingly popular mixture of children’s breakfast cereal and THC, along with more than 20 pounds of pot, during a raid in a condo above a dollar store. Narcotics Division detectives arrested eight people after getting a tip that drugs were being sold from the third-floor Main Street residence, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They were identified as Issac Wade, 31, Andre White, 42, Max Brown, 20, Tyron Mallory 28, Jacory DeWitt 32, Gregory Gillispie, 29, and Tequan Motley, 32, all of Paterson, and Chayanne Girao, 28, of West Milfor…
Paterson Drug Raid: 3 Young Children Turned Over To Relative Paterson Drug Raid: 3 Young Children Turned Over To Relative
Paterson Drug Raid: 3 Young Children Turned Over To Relative Three young children who were home during a Paterson drug raid were turned over to a relative after authorities found three pounds of pot, several bags of cocaine and dozens of Oxycodone. Members of the Paterson Police Narcotics Division who’d been watching the second-floor River Street residence and detached garage for weeks also seized more than $40,000 in drug money while arresting Rafael Rosario, 35, and Jessica Madera, 27, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Investigators and uniformed officers hit the home around 1:30 a.m. last Friday and found the youngsters – ages 9, 8 and 3 – alon…
Grandma, 76, Busted In Paterson Pot, Cocaine Raid Grandma, 76, Busted In Paterson Pot, Cocaine Raid
Grandma, 76, Busted In Paterson Pot, Cocaine Raid PATERSON, N.J. -- A 76-year-old grandmother and her teenaged granddaughter were busted in a drug raid that yielded Paterson detectives more than two pounds of pot, nearly a quarter-pound of cocaine and eight other arrests, authorities said. A tipster pointed investigators toward an East 26th Street home where they conducted the raid Tuesday night, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Arrested were residents Altagracia Soto, 76, Leyde Rivera, 51, Leyder Rivera, 21, Angeleen Mantilla, 21, Litta Soto, 17. Also arrested were area residents Erik Quinones, 21, Katherine Castillo, 18 and Leonordo…