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26 Pounds Of Pot Worth $100K Recovered In South Jersey Bust: Prosecutor

A 23-year-old man from Cape May County has been arrested on weapons and drug offenses, authorities said.

North Wildwood police

North Wildwood police

Photo Credit: Facebook/ North Wildwood PD

 Sebastian Ramagosa of North Wildwood was charged with intent to distribute drugs, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland, Chief Robert Lloyd of the Wildwood Crest Police Department and Chief John Stevenson of the North Wildwood Police Department 

On Wednesday March 15, Wildwood Crest Police Department received information from a concerned citizen that Ramagosa was in possession of a handgun, Sutherland said.

A warranted search was made on Ramagosa’s motor vehicle.

During the search, approximately one pound of marijuana, approximately one thousand (THC vape cartridges and $12,000 cash was seized.

A court-authorized search warrant also was executed at Ramagosa’s residence located in the 300 East block of 23rd Avenue, North Wildwood.

During the search of the residence, a 9mm semiautomatic “ghost gun” pistol, two high capacity 9mm magazines, drug paraphernalia and packaging material, $802 cash and about 26 pounds of pot with a street value of $100,000 was recovered, Sutherland said.

Ramagosa was being held in the Cape May County Correctional Facility.

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