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Three Arrested After 100+ Grams Of Cocaine Found In Jersey City, Newark: Prosecutor Three Arrested After 100+ Grams Of Cocaine Found In Jersey City, Newark: Prosecutor
Three Arrested After 100+ Grams Of Cocaine Found In Jersey City, Newark: Prosecutor Three men were arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 6, after a search warrant of residences in Jersey City and Newark turned up 100 grams of cocaine and 30 grams of heroin, authorities said.  A months-long narcotics investigation in Jersey City and Newark by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force led to search warrant at residences on Kensington Avenue in Jersey City and Hunterdon Street in Newark, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. As a result of the search warrant, more than 100 grams of suspected cocaine, more than 30 grams of suspected heroin, and&nbs…
Ex-Jersey City High School Footballer Charged With Selling Guns To Undercover Ex-Jersey City High School Footballer Charged With Selling Guns To Undercover
Ex-Jersey City High School Footballer Charged With Selling Guns To Undercover A former high school football standout from Jersey City twice sold guns to an undercover police officer, authorities charged. A Superior Court judge ordered Emerson Deline, 18, held following a hearing in Jersey City last week, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The 2023 Snyder High School graduate sold a handgun to an undercover police officer on Jan. 4 and then again on Jan. 12 during a joint investigation by her Narcotics Task Force and members of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Suarez said. He's charged with two counts each of unlawful posses…
Ex-Con From Viral Jersey Shore Arrest Video Charged With 1,500 Heroin Bags, Pounds Of Pot, More Ex-Con From Viral Jersey Shore Arrest Video Charged With 1,500 Heroin Bags, Pounds Of Pot, More
Ex-Con From Viral Jersey Shore Arrest Video Charged With 1,500 Heroin Bags, Pounds Of Pot, More An ex-con whose Point Pleasant boardwalk arrest became part of a viral video was busted once again on drug charges, this time along with his roommate, authorities said. A SWAT team led a raid on the Grand Street apartment in Garfield that Zakee Murphy, 32, shares with fish tank technician Ryene Perry, 34, landing both in jail on various drug-related counts, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Murphy has been arrested dozens of times in multiple counties over the past decade, records show. This time he's accused of using the Garfield home to stash the drugs along with more than $8,…
$15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Cousins During Jersey City Raid $15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Cousins During Jersey City Raid
$15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Cousins During Jersey City Raid A pair of alleged drug dealers were busted with high capacity magazines,, a handgun and more than $15,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana and other drugs in Hudson County, authorities said. Talha Khan, 27, of Jersey City, and Hameem Khan, 21, of Rosendale, NY, were charged with 26 related offenses following the raid of 159 Mallory Ave., in Jersey City, according to sources with direct knowledge. The Khan cousins had more than 170 grams of cocaine valued at more than $7,000, four pounds of marijuana worth approximately $8,000 and various prescription drugs, along with more than $20,000 in cas…
Essex County 'Cop's Cop' Who Lost Both Lungs To COVID Retires From Prosecutor's Office Essex County 'Cop's Cop' Who Lost Both Lungs To COVID Retires From Prosecutor's Office
Essex County 'Cop's Cop' Who Lost Both Lungs To COVID Retires From Prosecutor's Office Edward Negron battled many criminals. But the toughest fight of his life had nothing to do with any bad guys: COVID-19. The sergeant contracted the virus last year and eventually underwent a double-lung transplant. While everything went smoothly, Negron felt it was a good time to retire from a 24-year career in law enforcement. The detective retired from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office last month, and walked out of the office for the very last time on Monday, Aug. 1. Negron walked into a blue wall of detectives, police officers, and prosecutors all clapping, whistling and cheering for …
Woman From Cali Busted In Bergen After Search Of U-Haul Turns Up 236 Pounds Of Pot, Meth, More Woman From Cali Busted In Bergen After Search Of U-Haul Turns Up 236 Pounds Of Pot, Meth, More
Woman From Cali Busted In Bergen After Search Of U-Haul Turns Up 236 Pounds Of Pot, Meth, More An unemployed California woman was caught moving 236 pounds of pot through Bergen County in a rental truck, authorities said. Fernanda Young, 33, of Oakland was also carrying crystal meth and fentanyl when she was arrested in Carlstadt, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Friday, Feb. 18. Members of his Narcotics Task Force seized Young during a warranted search of the U-Haul the day before, Musella said. You can legally possess up to six ounces of pot in New Jersey under state law. Any weight over that subjects you to criminal charges of varying degrees depending on the amount. …
Bergen Prosecutor: Driver Bites Detective, Tries To Disarm Another In 22-Pound Cocaine Stop Bergen Prosecutor: Driver Bites Detective, Tries To Disarm Another In 22-Pound Cocaine Stop
Bergen Prosecutor: Driver Bites Detective, Tries To Disarm Another In 22-Pound Cocaine Stop A driver bit one detective's hand while trying to disarm another following a traffic stop that Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said turned up 22 pounds of cocaine. Jaycomm Grave Ramos, 28, and his passenger, Eshaniel Moyano, 20, both of Philadelphia, remained held Wednesday in the county jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following their arrests two days earlier in Ridgefield. Detectives with his Narcotics Task Force found most of the coke in an "electronically operated hidden compartment" in their 2012 Honda Pilot, Musella said. Anothe…
SWAT RAID: PalPark Parents Charged With Running Drug Mill, 80 Lbs Of Pot, $303,610, Gun Seized SWAT RAID: PalPark Parents Charged With Running Drug Mill, 80 Lbs Of Pot, $303,610, Gun Seized
SWAT Raid: PalPark Parents Charged With Running Drug Mill, 80 Lbs Of Pot, $303,610, Gun Seized A Palisades Park couple with young children were charged with running a drug mill from their home, said authorities who reported seizing 80 pounds of pot, $303,610 in alleged proceeds and a gun during a raid. David Baez, 36, was stopped and taken into custody after driving away from the Hillside Avenue home that he shares with Massiel Inoa, 28, and their children, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Their children were with Inoa, 28, when detectives and borough police -- backed by a Bergen County Regional SWAT team -- raided the home moments later, Musella said. Members of Musella’…
Prosecutor: Detectives Nab Accused Passaic Dealer, Companion With Coke In Garfield Taxi Stop Prosecutor: Detectives Nab Accused Passaic Dealer, Companion With Coke In Garfield Taxi Stop
Prosecutor: Detectives Nab Accused Passaic Dealer, Companion With Coke In Garfield Taxi Stop A drug-dealing cab driver from Passaic and a companion from Paterson were jailed following a traffic stop in Garfield, authorities said. Hector J. Torres-Duran, 27, was selling cocaine in Bergen and Passaic counties when Narcotics Task Force detectives targeted him in early May, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. He’d sold some in Garfield before the investigators stopped a cab he was driving on Jewel Street near Outwater Lane on Wednesday, Musella said. They arrested him and a companion, Stalin M. Tavarez, who turns 30 on Saturday, after finding nearly a half-ounce of the …
Half Pound Of Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Seized In Morris County Drug Bust, Prosecutor Says Half Pound Of Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Seized In Morris County Drug Bust, Prosecutor Says
Half Pound Of Cocaine, Loaded Handgun Seized In Morris County Drug Bust, Prosecutor Says More than a half pound of cocaine, a loaded handgun and thousands in cash were seized during a drug bust in Morris County earlier this week, resulting in a laundry list of charges for a Parsippany man, authorities said. Jeremy Mayes, 30, is facing more than a dozen first-, second- and third-degree drug possession and distribution charges as well as illegal weapons offenses after a May 4 investigation turned up the following, according to Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll: More than a quarter-kilo of cocaine (approximately .55 pounds) A loaded 9 mm handgun with hollow point …
$1,000,000 Worth Of Pot Found Stuffed Into SUV On Route 80, Upstate NY Man, Canadian Pal Busted $1,000,000 Worth Of Pot Found Stuffed Into SUV On Route 80, Upstate NY Man, Canadian Pal Busted
$1,000,000 Worth Of Pot Found Stuffed Into SUV On Route 80, Upstate NY Man, Canadian Pal Busted Detectives seized a whopping 360 pounds of pot that they said were in stuffed into more than a dozen duffle bags packed into an SUV stopped on Route 80. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said members of his Narcotics Task Force stopped a Ford Expedition driven by a Canadian citizen on the interstate in Lodi on Tuesday. “When the windows to the vehicle were rolled down, detectives observed the entire rear portion of the vehicle to be filled with thirteen oversized duffle bags” of marijuana worth an estimated $1 million, Musella said. The driver, Shawn R. Porter, 34, of Etobicoke, Canada…
Prosecutor: Repeat Fort Lee Offender Busted With $60,000 Worth Of Pot, More In Edgewater Stop Prosecutor: Repeat Fort Lee Offender Busted With $60,000 Worth Of Pot, More In Edgewater Stop
Prosecutor: Repeat Fort Lee Offender Busted With $60,000 Worth Of Pot, More In Edgewater Stop A drug court violator from Fort Lee was caught with 23 pounds of pot, edibles and THC vape cartridges following a stop at a shopping plaza along the Hudson River, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said detectives from his Narcotics Task Force stopped Marc A. Helewa, 22, at the Edgewater Commons off River Road off identifying him as an area dealer. They then executed search warrants of the car, Helewa’s Park Avenue home and a garage in the 300 block of Undercliff Avenue in Edgewater, the prosecutor said Tuesday. In addition to the drugs, detectives seized $7,021 in sus…
Prosecutor: Bergen Detectives Find Several Ounces Of Cocaine In Route 95 Stop Prosecutor: Bergen Detectives Find Several Ounces Of Cocaine In Route 95 Stop
Prosecutor: Bergen Detectives Find Several Ounces Of Cocaine In Route 95 Stop A deliveryman from Maryland was carrying several ounces of cocaine when he was stopped by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives on Route 95 in Ridgefield Park, authorities said. A Central Judicial Processing Court judge in Hackensack released Giancarlo Hernandez-Pichardo, 31, of Lanham, MD with conditions following his arrest Tuesday. A Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 gave a positive indication and a search of his vehicle was conducted after Narcotics Task Force detectives stopped Hernandez-Pichardo, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They found 4½ ounces of coke and arrested him on c…
Bergen NJ Turnpike Stop: Kilo Of Coke Found In Secret Compartments, South Jersey Pair Busted Bergen NJ Turnpike Stop: Kilo Of Coke Found In Secret Compartments, South Jersey Pair Busted
Bergen NJ Turnpike Stop: Kilo Of Coke Found In Secret Compartments, South Jersey Pair Busted Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives found not one but two electronically-operated compartments holding more than two pounds of cocaine when they stopped two South Jersey men on the NJ Turnpike, authorities said. They arrested the driver, identified as Pedro A. Luciano, 32, of Willingboro and Paul Harris, 35, of Camden, both unemployed, following Wednesday’s southbound Route 95 stop in Carlstadt near MetLife Stadium, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Luciano and Harris were charged with possession with the intent to sell a kilo of cocaine. The Narcotics Task Force detectives se…
AG: Essex Detective Illegally Attached Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle AG: Essex Detective Illegally Attached Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle
AG: Essex Detective Illegally Attached Hidden GPS To Suspect's Vehicle An Essex County prosecutor’s detective stuck a hidden GPS on a suspect’s vehicle without permission, then lied about where to find his county-issued cellphone when he was ordered to turn it in, state authorities said Friday. Timothy Kealy, 27, of Bloomfield, was working with the prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force when he bought and installed the tracking device without getting a supervisor’s permission to apply to a judge for a warrant, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. A court-issued warrant is required by law for law enforcement to install a GPS device on a vehicle. Kealy was suspe…
Hunterdon Prosecutor: Bergen County Couple Caught With 422 Xanax Pills, Marijuana Hunterdon Prosecutor: Bergen County Couple Caught With 422 Xanax Pills, Marijuana
Hunterdon Prosecutor: Bergen County Couple Caught With 422 Xanax Pills, Marijuana Two Bergen County residents were caught with more than 400 Xanax pills and marijuana in Hunterdon County, authorities said. Daniel Weber, 35, of Westwood and Jessica Lodge, 36, of Paramus were arrested on Monday following an investigation by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office’s Narcotics Task Force and Clinton Township Police Department. Weber had 422 Xanax pills and Lodge had less than 50 grams of marijuana, authorities said. Details surrounding the bust weren't immediately released by the prosecutor's office. Both were charged with various drug counts and released pending an appea…