SWAT Raid Finds Cocaine At NJ Man's Towing Business; Buddy Had Heroin: Prosecutor SWAT Raid Finds Cocaine At NJ Man's Towing Business; Buddy Had Heroin: Prosecutor
SWAT Raid Finds Cocaine At NJ Man's Towing Business; Buddy Had Heroin: Prosecutor A SWAT team's raid of a New Jersey tow truck business found its owner had been using his shop to sell cocaine, and his buddy was found with nearly 100 wax folds of heroin/fentanyl, authorities said. Leroy Hairston had been using his Toms River business “Leroy’s Tow Service" and his Manchester Township home to store and distribute cocaine, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Toms River Township Police Department Emergency Services Unit executed a court-authorized search warrant on the business in Toms River. As a result, Detectives seized approximately 1…
Ocean County Man Charged With Peddling Cocaine, Marijuana: Prosecutor Ocean County Man Charged With Peddling Cocaine, Marijuana: Prosecutor
Ocean County Man Charged With Peddling Cocaine, Marijuana: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Ocean County man was charged with drug-dealing, authorities said. The arrest was the result of a joint investigation into cocaine dealing, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The multi-agency investigation identified a residence in Manchester Township as being utilized by Ricardo Cruickshank, of Manchester Township, to store and distribute cocaine, Billhimer said. Detectives initiated surveillance on the subject residence in Manchester.  On March 30, detectives allegedly observed Cruickshank exit the residence and walk towards a&nbs…
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced On Cocaine Dealing Charge: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Sentenced On Cocaine Dealing Charge: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced On Cocaine Dealing Charge: Prosecutor A 43-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been sentenced in connection with drug dealing, authorities said. Herbert Standard, of Eatontown, was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison on a first-degree possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute an amount in excess of five ounces, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. On March 24, 2021, police from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Strike Force, Keansburg Police Department, Eatontown Police Department, Oceanport Police Department, and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Department execute…
Ex-Con Sentenced For Cocaine Dealing On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor Ex-Con Sentenced For Cocaine Dealing On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
Ex-Con Sentenced For Cocaine Dealing On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor An ex-convict from the Jersey Shore has been sentenced in connection with a large-scale cocaine-dealing operation, authorities said. Dale McCord, 45, of Manalapan Township, was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. He previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and a weapons offense, Billhimer said. McCord was arrested as a part of “Operation Checkmate” a four-month-long multi-jurisdictional investigation into drug dealing in Ocean, Monmouth, and Middlesex Counties, as well as New Y…
Prosecutor IDs Paterson Pair Busted Following Young Mom's Fentanyl Death At Hackensack Mall Prosecutor IDs Paterson Pair Busted Following Young Mom's Fentanyl Death At Hackensack Mall
Prosecutor IDs Paterson Pair Busted Following Young Mom's Fentanyl Death At Hackensack Mall UPDATE: Authorities vowed to find whoever sold the fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed one of five women who overdosed on it at the Shops At Riverside mall in Hackensack. They believe they have. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on Friday, March 24, that two arrests were made in an ongoing investigation into what killed 29-year-old Michelle Edoo of Bergenfield, a nursing student and single mom who worked with three of the other victims at the Cheesecake Factory in the mall off westbound Route 4. Paterson residents Garfield Jones, a 48-year-old Jamaican national who works as a…
Arrests Made In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Mom At Hackensack Mall, Co-Workers Rally For Daughter Arrests Made In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Mom At Hackensack Mall, Co-Workers Rally For Daughter
Arrests Made In Fentanyl-Related Death Of Mom At Hackensack Mall, Co-Workers Rally For Daughter UPDATE: Authorities vowed to find whoever sold the fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed one of five women who overdosed on it at the Shops At Riverside mall in Hackensack.  They believe they have. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on Friday, March 24, that two arrests were made in an ongoing investigation into what killed 29-year-old Michelle Edoo of Bergenfield, a nursing student and single mom who worked with three of the other victims at the Cheesecake Factory in the mall off westbound Route 4. Paterson residents Garfield Jones, a 48-year-old Jamaican national who works…
Five Ocean County Cocaine Dealers Face Charges: Prosecutor Five Ocean County Cocaine Dealers Face Charges: Prosecutor
Five Ocean County Cocaine Dealers Face Charges: Prosecutor Five Ocean County residents were arrested as part of an investigation into cocaine sales, authorities said. This cooperative, multi-agency investigation identified a residence in Point Pleasant Beach as being utilized by Pablo Lezama, 43, Magdaleno Navasantos, 45, Felix Pacheco, 31, Miguel Alonso, 27, and Angel Pacheco, 44, all of Point Pleasant Beach, to store and distribute cocaine, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Friday, March 17, the Ocean County Northern Regional SWAT Team made a warranted search on the suspects' residence. As a result, law …
JOINT CUSTODY: 1,750 Pounds Of Pot Seized, 13 Busted In Bergen Over Past Six Weeks JOINT CUSTODY: 1,750 Pounds Of Pot Seized, 13 Busted In Bergen Over Past Six Weeks
Joint Custody: 1,750 Pounds Of Pot Seized, 13 Busted In Bergen Over Past Six Weeks The fifth huge pot bust in six weeks in Bergen County boosted the overall total in that time to nearly a ton of weed, along with a baker's dozen arrests, most of them involving carriers from Queens. Two unemployed men from New York City's largest borough were nabbed with 120 pounds of pot during a traffic stop by Narcotic Task Force detectives this past Wednesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said, without specifying the area. Xian Fang Mei, 62, and Xian Wei Tang, 39, were each charged with first-degree possession with the intent to sell the drug, the prosecutor said. They were the…
'Operation Checkmate' Yields Another Cocaine Conviction On Jersey Shore 'Operation Checkmate' Yields Another Cocaine Conviction On Jersey Shore
'Operation Checkmate' Yields Another Cocaine Conviction On Jersey Shore A 55-year-old man from Keyport admitted to his role in a cocaine-dealing ring, authorities said. Mark Capichana pleaded guilty to selling cocaine on Tuesday, March 14, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  Capichana was arrested as part of “Operation Checkmate,” a four-month-long cooperative, multi-jurisdictional investigation of cocaine sold in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties as well as New York City. On Oct. 26, 2021, detectives made warranted searches at Capichana’s residence in Keyport and a business operated by Capichana, also located i…
Cocaine Was Smuggled In Children's Toy Boxes: Ocean County Prosecutor Cocaine Was Smuggled In Children's Toy Boxes: Ocean County Prosecutor
Cocaine Was Smuggled In Children's Toy Boxes: Ocean County Prosecutor Three Jersey Shore residents have been charged in a major cocaine-dealing operation, authorities said. The cocaine was smuggled in children's toy boxes, they said. A cooperative, multi-agency investigation identified four residences in Toms River as being used by Christian Bultron-Rios, 37, Christian Bultron-Carmona, 18, and Anfernee Guzman-Romero, 26, all of Toms River, to store and distribute cocaine, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The investigation determined that this organization was importing large quantities of cocaine into the Ocean C…
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Selling Cocaine: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Selling Cocaine: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Selling Cocaine: Prosecutor A Long Branch man was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison for selling cocaine, authorities said. Johnny Rodriquez, 51, was sentenced on the charge of possession with intent to distribute on Friday, March 10, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. A three-month-long 2021 investigation by the Monmouth County Narcotics and Criminal Enterprise Unit and Long Branch Police Department culminated in search warrants being executed at Rodriquez’s residence on North 5th Avenue in Long Branch,, Platinum Touch mechanic shop on Broadway in Long …
4½ Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized, Mexican Nationals Nabbed By DEA, Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives 4½ Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized, Mexican Nationals Nabbed By DEA, Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives
4½ Pounds Of Fentanyl Seized, Mexican Nationals Nabbed By DEA, Bergen Prosecutor's Detectives Federal agents took custody of two Mexican nationals from Texas who local authorities said were caught with several pounds of deadly fentanyl during a traffic stop in Little Ferry. Camerino Hernandez-Atanacio, 32, and Alexis Araujo-Atanacio, 19, both unemployed, had been living in a small house with an adjacent trailer in the West Texas town of Odessa, records show. DEA agents from New York City and Bergen County narcotics detectives arrested both men last Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into bulk drug shipments being moved through the area, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Mus…