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An investigation that began in Bergen County brought Musella’s investigators to the Ewing Township home of Pedro DeJesus, 28, and Frances Perez-Arias, 22.
Assisted by prosecutor’s detectives and sheriff’s officers from Mercer County and Ewing police, the investigators raided the couple’s home and conducted a court-approved search on Tuesday, Musella said.
“During their search, detectives located approximately 700 glassine envelopes each containing suspected heroin, several shrink-wrapped rubber vessels containing what is suspected to be liquid heroin, packaging materials and other items associated with the processing and milling of heroin, an AK-47 assault rifle with a loaded extended magazine, and approximately $291,890,” the prosecutor said.
They arrested DeJesus and Perez-Arias, who Musella said were home with their infant child at the time.
Both were sent to the Mercer County Jail to await first appearances on a variety of charges, including maintaining a drug facility, money laundering, possessing heroin, an assault rifle and a high-capacity magazine, and child endangerment, among other counts.
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