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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 County area, concealed in children’s toy boxes, Billhimer said. Over the course of the six-month-long investigation, all three defendants were observed distributing large amounts of cocaine throughout Ocean County, he said.
On Wednesday, March 8, detectives observed Bultron-Rios exit one of the residences carrying two children’s toy boxes. Bultron-Rios was subsequently detained and found to be in possession of approximately one pound of cocaine in each toy box, the prosecutor said. Bultron-Rios was placed under arrest.
Multiple court-authorized search warrants were then executed on all of the subject residences. As a result, law enforcement seized – in combination from all four residences – additional quantities of cocaine and suboxone, a polymer assault rifle with high capacity magazine, a semi-automatic handgun, hollow point ammunition, and drug paraphernalia indicative of narcotics manufacturing and distribution, the prosecutor said.
Guzman-Romero and Bultron-Carmona were subsequently placed under arrest at one of the subject residences.
Christian Bultron-Rios was charged with multiple drug offenses and was being held in Ocean County Jail.
Anfernee Guzman-Romero was charged with multiple drug offenses and also was being held in Ocean County Jail.
Christian Bultron-Carmona was charged with conspiracy to possess cocaine and is due to appear in court on a summons.
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