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Secret Rutgers Drug Network Exposed: Seven Arrested In Undercover Bust, Prosecutors Say Secret Rutgers Drug Network Exposed: Seven Arrested In Undercover Bust, Prosecutors Say
Secret Rutgers Drug Network Exposed: Seven Arrested In Undercover Bust, Prosecutors Say A covert social media network used by Rutgers University students to buy and sell drugs led to seven arrests following a months-long investigation, authorities said. The seven were arrested as part of the "Operation RU Pharm" investigation, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Thursday, Dec. 5. The undercover operation exposed a private social media network used by Rutgers students to distribute and purchase drugs. Investigators said they uncovered the online platform created by a former Rutgers student. Dealers posted menus of drugs for students w…

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by Chris Spiker
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Post-Drug Deal Arrest Nets Cocaine From North Bergen Man Wanted On 8 Warrants In Guttenberg: PD Post-Drug Deal Arrest Nets Cocaine From North Bergen Man Wanted On 8 Warrants In Guttenberg: PD
Post-Drug Deal Arrest Nets Cocaine From North Bergen Man Wanted On 8 Warrants In Guttenberg: PD A 42-year-old North Bergen man was arrested and charged with possessing cocaine on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Guttenberg, authorities said. Officers conducted a traffic stop after observing the vehicle's driver, later identified as Olinsser Vera, engage in what appeared to be drug transaction, Guttenberg police said. Officers believed the driver was engaged in criminal activity and requested the Bayonne Police Department's K9 unit, police said. The narcotics K9 conducted a free air sniff of the vehicle, during which the K-9 indicated to the presence of narcotics within the vehicle, police sa…

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by Sam Barron
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$3.2M Worth Of Popular Party Drug MDMA Found On CA Man At NJ Truck Stop: Authorities $3.2M Worth Of Popular Party Drug MDMA Found On CA Man At NJ Truck Stop: Authorities
$3.2M Worth Of Popular Party Drug MDMA Found On CA Man At NJ Truck Stop: Authorities A California man is facing drug charges in New Jersey after authorities found him with 50 kilograms of popular party drug MDMA at a New Jersey truck stop. Ranjeet Singh, 29, of Bakersfield, CA, was arrested at the Pilot Truck Stop in Hampton (Hunterdon County) on Thursday, Oct. 10, following a month-long investigation, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. At the time of his arrest, Singh was found with 50 kilograms of MDMA, commonly known as molly (crystal form). The drug acts as both a stimulant and a hallucinogen, Robeson's office said. The street value of the seiz…

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by Cecilia Levine
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15-Year-Old Arrested After Multiple Shooting Incidents: New Brunswick PD 15-Year-Old Arrested After Multiple Shooting Incidents: New Brunswick PD
15-Year-Old Arrested After Multiple Shooting Incidents: New Brunswick PD A 15-year-old was arrested on the early morning of Saturday, Oct. 5, after firing gunshots in New Brunswick and shooting someone back in August, authorities said. At 12:22 a.m., officers responded to Central Avenue and Courtlandt Street on a report of shots fired an engaged the 15-year-old in a foot pursuit, New Brunswick police said. The 15-year-old was found to be in possession of a handgun, police said. The juvenile was charged with juvenile delinquency, police said. If he was an adult, he would be charged with multiple weapons offenses, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled dange…

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by Sam Barron
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54-Mile Pursuit In Stolen Box Truck Ends In Somerset County, Heroin Seized From Driver: Police 54-Mile Pursuit In Stolen Box Truck Ends In Somerset County, Heroin Seized From Driver: Police
54-Mile Pursuit In Stolen Box Truck Ends In Somerset County, Heroin Seized From Driver: Police A 54-mile pursuit through North Jersey in a stolen box truck ended when the vehicle ran out of gas and police found the driver with heroin Labor Day Weekend, authorities said. Lyndhurst officers spotted Jose R. Reyes in a stolen 2022 Isuzuz box truck around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Robert Litterio was the one who spotted the stolen truck at Riverside and Rutherford Avenues. Joined by Officer Vincent Dorio, the duo approached the truck and tried several times to convince Reyes to exit the vehicle.  That's when Reyes, 41…

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by Cecilia Levine