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Feds: NJ Mail Carrier Picked Up, Delivered Drugs For Years Feds: NJ Mail Carrier Picked Up, Delivered Drugs For Years
Feds: NJ Mail Carrier Picked Up, Delivered Drugs For Years A New Jersey mail carrier took bribes for five years to help people use the U.S. Postal Service to ship coke, pot and other contraband through the mail. Emerson Pavilus, 46, of Union was working for the post office in Flanders when he took the payoffs, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. “Among other things, Pavilus provided his conspirators with addresses in Flanders to which parcels could be shipped, intercepted those parcels from the mail stream, and personally delivered those parcels to conspirators at addresses other than those listed on the parcels,” Honig said. Pavilus was n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lakewood Woman, Brick Man Arrested For Drug-Dealing, Jersey Shore Prosecutor Says Lakewood Woman, Brick Man Arrested For Drug-Dealing, Jersey Shore Prosecutor Says
Lakewood Woman, Brick Man Arrested For Drug-Dealing, Jersey Shore Prosecutor Says Two Ocean County residents have been arrested for allegedly selling cocaine out of a home in Lakewood Township, authorities said Taishaun Cosme, 26, of Brick Township and Janice Rivera, 33 of Lakewood both were charged with multiple drug charges including intent to distribute cocaine, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.  A warranted search was made last week at a Lakewood home by county detectives from the Narcotics Strike Force,  Lakewood police's Street Crimes Unit and the township's   Special Response Team, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer s…

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by Jon Craig
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New Brunswick Man Indicted For Causing Bedminster Woman's Fentanyl, Cocaine OD Death New Brunswick Man Indicted For Causing Bedminster Woman's Fentanyl, Cocaine OD Death
New Brunswick Man Indicted For Causing Bedminster Woman's Fentanyl, Cocaine OD Death A New Jersey man was indicted on charges that he caused the drug overdose death of a 37-year-old woman. Lashawn D. Boyd, 25, of New Brunswick, had been accused of selling the woman cocaine, fentanyl, 4-ANPP and tramadol in the days leading up to her death in January 2020 Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Boyd was indicted on charges of first-degree strict liability for drug induced death, and four counts of third-degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substance. The woman had made arrangements to meet Boyd for a suspected drug deal between Jan. 16, 2020 and …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey Shore Man Gets 15 Years State Prison For Secretly Stashing 1.5 Pounds Cocaine In His Car Jersey Shore Man Gets 15 Years State Prison For Secretly Stashing 1.5 Pounds Cocaine In His Car
Jersey Shore Man Gets 15 Years State Prison For Secretly Stashing 1.5 Pounds Cocaine In His Car A 36-year-old man from Ocean County has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison for secretly stowing cocaine and assorted other drugs in his car, authorities said. Michael Trotman of Beachwood previously pleaded guilty to possession more than five ounces of cocaine with the intent to distribute, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Trotman was sentenced on Friday by Superior Court Judge Michael T. Collins, the prosecutor said. Two concurrent prison sentences stemmed from separate traffic stops in Manchester and Brick townships, in 2018 and 2020, respectiv…

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore Man Arrested In Connection With Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Jersey Shore Man Arrested In Connection With Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
Jersey Shore Man Arrested In Connection With Fatal Fentanyl Overdose A 34-year-old man from Ocean County has been arrested in connection with a woman's fatal drug overdose last year, authorities said. Jehmar Barrett of Lacey Township was charged on Thursday with strict liability drug induced death in connection with the fentanyl overdose of a 35-year-old woman in Toms River, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Township Police Chief Mitchell Little. On Nov. 24, 2020, Toms River police responded to a residence on Alabama Avenue on a report of an unresponsive woman. Officers found the body of the victim, …

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Passaic Man, Dominican National In 13-Pound Video-Recorded Coke Bust Sent To Fed Pen Passaic Man, Dominican National In 13-Pound Video-Recorded Coke Bust Sent To Fed Pen
Passaic Man, Dominican National In 13-Pound Video-Recorded Coke Bust Sent To Fed Pen A Passaic man and a Dominican national – both 60 years old – have been sentenced to federal prison terms for their roles in trafficking 13 pounds of cocaine. Cellphone video captured the DEA arrest of Ramon “Rafael” Fabian-Pena in January 2020. A U.S. District Court judge in Newark sentenced Fabian-Pena to 2½ years in federal prison during a videoconference last week, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. On Thursday, the judge sentenced Jose Reyes of the Dominican Republican to nearly six years, she said. Both must serve just about all of their terms because there’s no parole in t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: Lakewood Man Arrested For Selling Drugs, Released Prosecutor: Lakewood Man Arrested For Selling Drugs, Released
Prosecutor: Lakewood Man Arrested For Selling Drugs, Released A 29-year-old Ocean County man was arrested for storing and selling cocaine, but later released due to bail reform, authorities said. Ranyer Meyreles-Alvarado of Lakewood has been charged with possessing cocaine in an amount greater than five ounces with the intent of distribution, among other drug charges, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer has announced that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office A multi-agency investigation identified two residences in Lakewood as allegedly being used by Meyreles-Alvarado to store and distribute cocaine, the prosecutor…

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by Jon Craig
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Authorities: Atlantic City Suspect Stabbed 2, Kicked Police Officer, Medical Staff Authorities: Atlantic City Suspect Stabbed 2, Kicked Police Officer, Medical Staff
Authorities: Atlantic City Suspect Stabbed 2, Kicked Police Officer, Medical Staff A 58-year-old man from Atlantic City has been arrested after stabbing two people and assaulting a police officer and medical personnel, authorities said. At 2:17 a.m. on Sunday, Atlantic City patrol officers responded to an apartment complex in the 2600 block of Pacific Avenue. Officers found a 32-year-old man running from the building who had sustained a stab wound, police said. Officers entered the building and were directed to a third floor hallway where they found a second stabbing victim, a 65-year-old woman from Atlantic City, police said. Both victims sustained non-life threatening …

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Central Jersey Brothers Arrested For Dealing Heroin, Cocaine Prosecutor: Central Jersey Brothers Arrested For Dealing Heroin, Cocaine
Prosecutor: Central Jersey Brothers Arrested For Dealing Heroin, Cocaine Two brothers have been arrested after an investigation of a Central Jersey narcotics distribution ring, authorities said. Herbert Standard, 41, of Asbury Park, and Mark Standard, 40, of Oceanport, were arrested last week in connection with cocaine and heroin deals, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics and Criminal Enterprise Unit, along with the Eatontown, Oceanport and Union Beach Police Departments -- as well as the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office -- made the arrests on&nb…

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by Jon Craig
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Mahwah PD: Rockland Dealer, Hotel Companion Busted With Meth, More Thanks To Dangled SUV Mirror Mahwah PD: Rockland Dealer, Hotel Companion Busted With Meth, More Thanks To Dangled SUV Mirror
Mahwah PD: Rockland Dealer, Hotel Companion Busted With Meth, More Thanks To Dangled SUV Mirror A rear-view mirror hanging off a new SUV drew the attention of a Mahwah police detective who ended up busting a Rockland dealer and a companion with meth and an assortment of other drugs for sale at a local hotel, authorities said. Before they were done, police had seized meth, cocaine, methadone, clonazepam, hypodermic needles and packaging materials, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. Detective Christopher Fasulo had gone to the hotel near the New York State border Monday night to check out a report of a stolen vehicle, Jaffe said. Fasulo noticed the rearview mirror hanging off the housing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ocean County Trio Charged In Cocaine Bust, Tampering With Evidence Ocean County Trio Charged In Cocaine Bust, Tampering With Evidence
Ocean County Trio Charged In Cocaine Bust, Tampering With Evidence Brick Township police arrested three people during a warranted search. A police department spokesman said the suspects were "found  destroying evidence at the time officers entered the residence." Arrested on Friday for possession of cocaine charges and for tampering with evidence were:  Shamaar Strand, 37, from Brick; Katherine Reyes, 30, from Brick; and Isaiah Cruz, 24, from Rockaway, Queens.  All three were released on summonses, according to Sgt. James Kelly.

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by Jon Craig
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Suspected Drug Dealers From Mercer, Ocean Counties Arrested On Crack Cocaine Charges Suspected Drug Dealers From Mercer, Ocean Counties Arrested On Crack Cocaine Charges
Suspected Drug Dealers From Mercer, Ocean Counties Arrested On Crack Cocaine Charges Two suspected drug dealers have been arrested in Brick Township, authorities said. Brick Police Department's Street Crimes Unit Detectives made a warranted “knock and announce” search at the Maple Leaf Park Complex, on Sawmill Road about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Patrol Officer Victoria Finelli. David Gonzalez, 32, from Brick in Ocean County was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and crack, possession of cocaine and crack, possession of paraphernalia and tampering with evidence, Finelli said. Joshua Gonzalez, 31, from East Windsor in Mercer County, was charg…

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