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Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Garfield Traced To Paterson Dealer, Prosecutor Says Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Garfield Traced To Paterson Dealer, Prosecutor Says Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Garfield Traced To Paterson Dealer, Prosecutor Says
Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Garfield Traced To Paterson Dealer, Prosecutor Says A Garfield man never woke up after taking what authorities say was a lethal dose of fentanyl — and the man accused of selling it to him was already in custody, officials said. Gaston Navarro, 40, of Paterson, is charged with strict liability for drug-induced death and drug distribution in connection with a Thursday, April 24, death investigation in Garfield, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. It was just before 6:45 p.m. that day when Garfield Police were called to a private home for a medical emergency, Musella said. Officers found a 41-year-old man unresponsive. Emergency cr…
Opioids From India, Dog Fighting Ring, Basement Drug Lab: Millville Man Busted Again, AG Says Opioids From India, Dog Fighting Ring, Basement Drug Lab: Millville Man Busted Again, AG Says Opioids From India, Dog Fighting Ring, Basement Drug Lab: Millville Man Busted Again, AG Says
Opioids From India, Dog Fighting Ring, Basement Drug Lab: Millville Man Busted Again, AG Says A 46-year-old Millville man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, June 11, after he was discovered to be manufacturing drugs out of his home, authorities said. Bruce Low, who was charged last year with running a dog fighting ring, was hit with numerous drug offenses after he was found to be in possession of large amounts of opioids, morphine and other drug paraphernalia, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.  An investigation into Low began after a package shipped to his address from India was inspected by Customs and Border Patrol and found to contain six kilograms of Tapentado…
DRUG RAID: Fair Lawn Man Had $152K In Cash, Grow Tents, Shrooms Seized, Cops Say DRUG RAID: Fair Lawn Man Had $152K In Cash, Grow Tents, Shrooms Seized, Cops Say DRUG RAID: Fair Lawn Man Had $152K In Cash, Grow Tents, Shrooms Seized, Cops Say
Drug Raid: Fair Lawn Man Had $152K In Cash, Grow Tents, Shrooms Seized, Cops Say A late-night call for a suspicious person in Fair Lawn led police to uncover what they say was a full-fledged drug operation—and more than $150,000 in cash, authorities said. It happened on Monday, May 20, at approximately 11:09 p.m., according to Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich. Officers responding to Ward Street encountered Timothy S. Brown, 62, after neighbors reported a man walking up and down driveways. Brown had a “large rucksack,” police said, and began acting suspiciously near the front door of a home. Officers handcuffed Brown and noticed that the front door to a neighboring…
Child Hurt, 2 Adults Clinging To Life After Mysterious Hazard Exposure In Philadelphia: Police Child Hurt, 2 Adults Clinging To Life After Mysterious Hazard Exposure In Philadelphia: Police Child Hurt, 2 Adults Clinging To Life After Mysterious Hazard Exposure In Philadelphia: Police
Child Hurt, 2 Adults Clinging To Life After Mysterious Hazard Exposure In Philadelphia: Police Two adults were critically injured and a young child hospitalized after a hazmat-related incident in a West Philadelphia home, police announced on Sunday, May 18. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department’s 18th District responded to a “hospital case” on the 5200 block of Webster Street around 10:27 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, according to the department. A 20-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition. A 4-year-old child was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and is listed in stable condition. The scen…
Hotel Crack Lab: Feds Nab Man After Fire Leads To Drug Bust At New Rochelle Marriott (UPDATE) Hotel Crack Lab: Feds Nab Man After Fire Leads To Drug Bust At New Rochelle Marriott (UPDATE) Hotel Crack Lab: Feds Nab Man After Fire Leads To Drug Bust At New Rochelle Marriott (UPDATE)
Hotel Crack Lab: Feds Nab Man After Fire Leads To Drug Bust At New Rochelle Marriott (Update) The man allegedly behind a suspicious hotel room fire that uncovered a clandestine drug lab in New York is now facing federal charges, prosecutors said.  Pedro Marte, age 47, of New York City, was presented in White Plains federal court and charged with two counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, including cocaine and fentanyl, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, May 15.  Federal prosecutors say Marte used a room at the Residence Inn by Marriott at 35 LeCount Pl. in the Westchester County city of New R…
Assault Case Uncovers Machetes, 17 Lbs Of Pot, Nearly 900+ Xanax Pills In Fair Lawn: Cops Assault Case Uncovers Machetes, 17 Lbs Of Pot, Nearly 900+ Xanax Pills In Fair Lawn: Cops Assault Case Uncovers Machetes, 17 Lbs Of Pot, Nearly 900+ Xanax Pills In Fair Lawn: Cops
Assault Case Uncovers Machetes, 17 Lbs Of Pot, Nearly 900+ Xanax Pills In Fair Lawn: Cops A two-week investigation into an assault led Fair Lawn detectives to a major drug bust that turned up 17 pounds of marijuana, more than 900 Xanax pills, and two machetes, police said. The search happened on Friday, April 11, around 7:30 p.m., when Detective Anthony Lugo and the Fair Lawn Police Detective Bureau executed a search warrant at a residence on Pellington Drive, according to Sgt. Eric Eleshewich. Inside the home, police found two machetes and what they described as “numerous indicators of drug distribution and manufacturing.” A second search warrant followed, and that’s when polic…
Drug Lab In Hotel: Cocaine, Scales Found In Suspect's New Rochelle Storage Unit, Cops Say Drug Lab In Hotel: Cocaine, Scales Found In Suspect's New Rochelle Storage Unit, Cops Say Drug Lab In Hotel: Cocaine, Scales Found In Suspect's New Rochelle Storage Unit, Cops Say
Drug Lab In Hotel: Cocaine, Scales Found In Suspect's New Rochelle Storage Unit, Cops Say A suspicious hotel room fire in Westchester that initially led police to a clandestine drug lab has now uncovered a much larger drug manufacturing and distribution operation, authorities announced.  The investigation began on Sunday, April 6, when emergency crews responded to a fire on the 7th floor of the Marriott Residence Inn at 35 LeCount Pl. in New Rochelle around 9:19 p.m. Although the hotel’s fire suppression system controlled the blaze, it caused extensive flooding throughout the floor, as Daily Voice reported.    Inside the room where the fire started, officers …
Drug Raid: Heroin, Crystal Meth, Cocaine Found In Hackensack Man's Apartment, Cops Say Drug Raid: Heroin, Crystal Meth, Cocaine Found In Hackensack Man's Apartment, Cops Say Drug Raid: Heroin, Crystal Meth, Cocaine Found In Hackensack Man's Apartment, Cops Say
Drug Raid: Heroin, Crystal Meth, Cocaine Found In Hackensack Man's Apartment, Cops Say A Hackensack man is behind bars after police say he was caught with large amounts of heroin and meth just steps from a public park. Jhoan Ferreira-Diaz, 42, was arrested on Thursday, April 3, after police served a Superior Court search warrant at an apartment near Atlantic Street Park in Hackensack, according to Chief Michael Antista. Inside the apartment, detectives found "more than five ounces of heroin individually packaged for street level narcotic sales, more than seven ounces of crystal methamphetamine, a quantity of cocaine, and drug paraphernalia used in the manufacturing and distri…
Cocaine, Meth Sold Out Of Gettysburg Italian Restaurant By Owners: Affidavit Cocaine, Meth Sold Out Of Gettysburg Italian Restaurant By Owners: Affidavit Cocaine, Meth Sold Out Of Gettysburg Italian Restaurant By Owners: Affidavit
Cocaine, Meth Sold Out Of Gettysburg Italian Restaurant By Owners: Affidavit A married Adams County couple sold cocaine and methamphetamine out the back of their family’s Italian restaurant, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 3. Cristina Fazzolari, 38, the daughter, of popular Gettysburg restaurant, Mamma Ventura’s founders, was seen by police selling cocaine in Race Horse Alley behind the business in April, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Fazzolari’s husband John Anderson, 46, was spotted overseeing the sale, the police explained in the affidavit.  The investigation began when Mamma Ventura employees tippe…
Man Runs Drug Operation, Unlicensed Repair Shop Out Of CT Home, Police Say Man Runs Drug Operation, Unlicensed Repair Shop Out Of CT Home, Police Say Man Runs Drug Operation, Unlicensed Repair Shop Out Of CT Home, Police Say
Man Runs Drug Operation, Unlicensed Repair Shop Out Of CT Home, Police Say A search of a Connecticut man’s home reportedly unveiled not only an unlicensed repair shop but uncovered an operation to manufacture crack cocaine, ketamine, and more. The Tolland County incident occurred on Tuesday, June 4 in the town of Somers. According to police, a search warrant was executed for 53-year-old Randy Matthew Guyette’s Hall Hill Road home. Originally, authorities suspected that Guyette was running an unlicensed auto repair business. However, upon arrival, Guyette was allegedly found to also be in charge of a drug operation. Ketamine, crack cocaine, and prescription…
South Jersey Woman Used Child To Sell Psychedelic Mushrooms, Prosecutors Say South Jersey Woman Used Child To Sell Psychedelic Mushrooms, Prosecutors Say South Jersey Woman Used Child To Sell Psychedelic Mushrooms, Prosecutors Say
South Jersey Woman Used Child To Sell Psychedelic Mushrooms, Prosecutors Say An Ocean County woman was accused of using a child living in her home to sell psychedelic mushrooms, authorities said. Margaret Whalen, 60, of Lacey Township, was arrested on Wednesday, June 5. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced her charges in a news release. Lacey police were told by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency in March that Whalen was using her Elwood Street home to make and sell psilocybin mushrooms. Officers executed a search warrant on the home on Wednesday, Mar. 13. Detectives seized several jars with suspected psychedelic mushrooms and…
CT Child Porn Arrest Leads To Gun, Drug Charges CT Child Porn Arrest Leads To Gun, Drug Charges CT Child Porn Arrest Leads To Gun, Drug Charges
CT Child Porn Arrest Leads To Gun, Drug Charges A Connecticut man has been charged with a range of crimes from allegedly possessing child porn to illegally possessing guns and manufacturing drugs. Hartford County resident Michael Gigliotti, age, of Manchester, was arrested on Monday, April 1, at his home in Manchester. According to Lt. Nick Reinert of the Manchester Police, Gigliotti was nabbed by Manchester detectives, the Center for Digital Investigations, and Homeland Security following an investigation into child pornography. Agents served a warrant on Gigliotti who was in the residence and taken into custody and was charg…
Haledon Police Raid Clandestine Ecstasy Lab In Center Of Town, Seize Resident, 23 Haledon Police Raid Clandestine Ecstasy Lab In Center Of Town, Seize Resident, 23 Haledon Police Raid Clandestine Ecstasy Lab In Center Of Town, Seize Resident, 23
Haledon Police Raid Clandestine Ecstasy Lab In Center Of Town, Seize Resident, 23 Haledon police busted a 23-year-old resident who they said mixed toxic and potentially fatal chemicals to produce homemade Ecstasy in the center of town. Acting on a reliable tip, investigators led by Detective Jeffrey Welsh obtained a search warrant and -- assisted by their department's Special Services Bureau -- hit the clandestine Haledon Avenue lab on Saturday, Feb. 10, Deputy Police Chief George Guzman said. They seized Santiago Zapata Palomeque after finding two five-gallon buckets of 3,4-Methylenedioxy​methamphetamine in his bedroom, the deputy chief said. They also found cocaine, …
South Jersey Couple Used Facebook, Teenage Son In Drug-Dealing Operation: Prosecutor South Jersey Couple Used Facebook, Teenage Son In Drug-Dealing Operation: Prosecutor South Jersey Couple Used Facebook, Teenage Son In Drug-Dealing Operation: Prosecutor
South Jersey Couple Used Facebook, Teenage Son In Drug-Dealing Operation: Prosecutor Investigators said they found thousands of drug deals on Facebook and evidence a couple was using their 14-year-old son to deliver drugs. An Atlantic County grand jury indicted John Garman, 38, and Donna Shiffler, 39, of Somers Point on Wednesday, Aug. 2, authorities said. They each were charged with numerous drug offenses, child endangerment and money laundering, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Their Facebook account was called "Garmans Goods," selling marijuana, THC products and hallucinogenic mushrooms, the prosecutor said. The couple was arrested on May 25, …
Homicide Suspect Arrested For Shooting By Recovery House Of Worship York Homicide Suspect Arrested For Shooting By Recovery House Of Worship York Homicide Suspect Arrested For Shooting By Recovery House Of Worship York
Homicide Suspect Arrested For Shooting By Recovery House Of Worship York A 22-year-old man has been arrested six months to the day after a deadly shooting in York City, area police announced on Thursday, July 6, 2023. Stephon Damieen Brown, 22, of New Freedom, has been arrested on charged with homicide for the shooting death of Demetres Lewis. Demetres Lewis, 34, of the 1000 block of Edison Street in York was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds in the 100 block of South Belvidere Street in York City on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 12:33 a.m. by Chief Deputy Coroner Tania Zech, according to a release the night after the shooting.  This is directly outside …
Berks Cops Find Drug Lab During Search Of Home: Authorities Berks Cops Find Drug Lab During Search Of Home: Authorities Berks Cops Find Drug Lab During Search Of Home: Authorities
Berks Cops Find Drug Lab During Search Of Home: Authorities A Berks County man is charged with manufacturing drugs after police searched his Boyertown home.  Eastern Berks Regional Police officers and state troopers were investigating a "suspicious situation" at a property on the 200 block of Shaner Street when they made the discovery Wednesday, May 31, they said in a release.  Inside, police said they found "various different household chemicals" being used to make an "illegal substance." Due to the find, the state police Clandestine Lab Response Team was called to the site, authorities wrote.  While crews were spotted wearing …
Convict On THC, Amphetamines Backs Car Into Customer At Pennsylvania McDonald's, Police Say Convict On THC, Amphetamines Backs Car Into Customer At Pennsylvania McDonald's, Police Say Convict On THC, Amphetamines Backs Car Into Customer At Pennsylvania McDonald's, Police Say
Convict On THC, Amphetamines Backs Car Into Customer At Pennsylvania McDonald's, Police Say A man high on THC-infused marijuana candies and amphetamines, backed into a customer leaving a center Pennsylvania McDonald's, authorities announced on March 7, 2023.  Terrell Quincy Bryant, 42, of Steelton, was arrested after police arrived to reports of the "motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian," at the parking lot of Mcdonald's 901 East Main Street on Oct. 11, 2022 at 10:35 a.m., Palmyra police state in a release.  He was found with Amphetamines and Marijuana/THC-infused candies, according to the release. A police investigation showed he struck the customer a…
Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police
Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police A Lebanon City accused meth cooker hid under a boat as his apartment exploded just after 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 4, city police said in a statement sent to Daily Voice on Thursday, Sept. 8.  Brian Scott Gingrich, 57, of 207 East Cumberland Street fled from his home as "components...to manufacture the drug (methamphetamine) within the apartment" exploded, city police say.  He "was not on scene at (the) arrival of the fire department," police state in the release.  A fireman was chemically burned, but it was reportedly minor and he was not hospitalized.  …
PA Man Hospitalized After Fleeing On Foot From High-Speed Police Pursuit PA Man Hospitalized After Fleeing On Foot From High-Speed Police Pursuit PA Man Hospitalized After Fleeing On Foot From High-Speed Police Pursuit
PA Man Hospitalized After Fleeing On Foot From High-Speed Police Pursuit A 44-year-old required hospitalization after he fled from a high-speed police pursuit on foot, Pennsylvania state police say. Jeffrey Jerome Logan of Harrisburg was driving a white Hyundai Sonata when Trooper Whittington spotted him "commit multiple summary traffic violations," on May 21, as stated in the state police release. Whittington attempted to stop Logan by activating his lights and sirens near the Interstate 83 on-ramp near 13th Street, but instead, Logan took off at a high rate of speed, the report details. Following a short chase, Logan crashed his vehicle near the intersecti…
Girl Raped At PA Motel By Ex-Con Out On Bail: Police Girl Raped At PA Motel By Ex-Con Out On Bail: Police Girl Raped At PA Motel By Ex-Con Out On Bail: Police
Girl Raped At PA Motel By Ex-Con Out On Bail: Police A former convict who was out on bail as he awaited sentencing for an assault, has been arrested for raping a young girl at a central Pennsylvania motel on June 1, police say. Middlesex Township police were called to the Travel Lodge motel for a possible sexual assault of a minor under the age of 16 just before midnight, according to a release by the department. “Various forms of evidence and statements” led police to charge Edwin Medina Pabon, 39, with statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, indecent assault without consent, corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of a child,…
Ex-Con Dad Wanted On Warrants In Two PA Counties Nabbed For Fleeing From Police Ex-Con Dad Wanted On Warrants In Two PA Counties Nabbed For Fleeing From Police Ex-Con Dad Wanted On Warrants In Two PA Counties Nabbed For Fleeing From Police
Ex-Con Dad Wanted On Warrants In Two PA Counties Nabbed For Fleeing From Police A former convict from central Pennsylvania who chased a woman with a knife after abandoning his children in a car, has been arrested a year after a police pursuit, authorities say.  Dashan Omar Andino, 32, of York, was wanted on multiple charges, in both Dauphin and York counties when he was arrested on Thursday, May 12, according to police and court records.  Andino was arrested on a warrant issued for fleeing from the police in June 2021, according to a release by West Manchester Township police.  He has been held in the Dauphin County Prison on charges related to drug man…
Smoke Alarm Check Leads To Discovery Of Ghost Guns, Meth Lab Inside DelCo Home: DA Smoke Alarm Check Leads To Discovery Of Ghost Guns, Meth Lab Inside DelCo Home: DA Smoke Alarm Check Leads To Discovery Of Ghost Guns, Meth Lab Inside DelCo Home: DA
Smoke Alarm Check Leads To Discovery Of Ghost Guns, Meth Lab Inside DelCo Home: DA What began as an active smoke alarm check resulted in the discovery of ghost guns and a meth lab inside a Delaware County home on Sunday, May 8, authorities said. Jeffrey Neithammer, 36, of Media, was initially thought to be dead when firefighters searched a building in the 300 block of West State Street and discovered his unresponsive body on the floor and his apartment in disarray, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. When Neithammer finally spoke to officers on the scene, he was pale and sweating profusely, they said.  Firefighters eventually discovered th…
Neighbors Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Bust: Police Neighbors Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Bust: Police Neighbors Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Bust: Police
Neighbors Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Bust: Police A raid on two apartments in Atlantic City resulted in the discovery of drug manufacturing facilities, authorities said. Six suspects were charged on April 7 following a warranted search that led to the recovery of drugs, live marijuana plants, and the discovery of a drug manufacturing facility. At 3:17 p.m. detectives of the Special Investigations Section executed a court-approved search warrant at a residence in the first block of South Texas Avenue. The residence consisted of two apartments that were both the target of the search warrant. As detectives entered the kitchen of one of the ap…
South Jersey Fugitive Busted With Heroin/Meth: Stafford Police South Jersey Fugitive Busted With Heroin/Meth: Stafford Police South Jersey Fugitive Busted With Heroin/Meth: Stafford Police
South Jersey Fugitive Busted With Heroin/Meth: Stafford Police A 37-year-old man wanted on a warrant was arrested on the Jersey Shore on multiple drug charges involving methamphetamine and heroin, authorities said. On Sunday at approximately 5 p.m., Stafford police received a call in reference to suspicious activity at 1236 Grays Road in the Warren Grove section of Stafford Township. Police found John B. Sharpe, 37, of Galloway, who was wanted on a warrant from that township, Stafford police said. It was not clear what he was wanted for. An investigation indicated possible manufacturing of meth happening on the property, police said. This led to…
Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Admits Having Basement Meth Lab: Prosecutor Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Admits Having Basement Meth Lab: Prosecutor Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Admits Having Basement Meth Lab: Prosecutor
Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Admits Having Basement Meth Lab: Prosecutor A former Long Branch police officer admitted making methamphetamine at his home, authorities said. Christopher Walls, 40, was arrested in May during a domestic dispute, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced. He pleaded guilty on Tuesday before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Jill G. O’Malley to charges of causing a risk of widespread injury and manufacturing a controlled dangerous substance, Linskey said. Walls received a plea-bargained sentence of 10 years in New Jersey state prison. As part of his plea, Walls -- who is a former Long Branch …
Central Jersey Police Officer Ran Meth Lab At Home, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Police Officer Ran Meth Lab At Home, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Police Officer Ran Meth Lab At Home, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Police Officer Ran Meth Lab At Home, Prosecutor Says A 19-year veteran police officer with the Long Branch Police Department has been suspended without pay after being arrested for operating a  methamphetamine lab at his home, authorities said.  Christopher Walls, 50, of West End Avenue was charged on Sunday with various offenses related to manufacturing and maintaining a meth laboratory at his home, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Walls also was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, Gramiccioni said. “Thanks to the swift action of our office, the Long Branch Police Departmen…
Police: Sussex County Man Had More Than 10 Pounds Of Narcotics In Production, Distribution Ring Police: Sussex County Man Had More Than 10 Pounds Of Narcotics In Production, Distribution Ring Police: Sussex County Man Had More Than 10 Pounds Of Narcotics In Production, Distribution Ring
Police: Sussex County Man Had More Than 10 Pounds Of Narcotics In Production, Distribution Ring A Sussex County man who police say had more than 10 pounds of narcotics in a drug manufacturing and distribution ring was arrested and jailed. Lukas Budzel, 23, was found with more than 10 pounds of controlled dangerous substances “related to the production, manufacturing, and distribution of narcotics,” as well as about $16,000 in cash following a search of his mother’s Franklin Borough home on Scott Road around 6 a.m. on Jan. 28, police said. Numerous marijuana plants and psychedelic mushrooms were seized, NJHerald reports. Budzel was charged with first-degree manufacturing CDS and sever…
Sussex County Man Sentenced To Three Years In State Prison For Heroin Mill Sussex County Man Sentenced To Three Years In State Prison For Heroin Mill Sussex County Man Sentenced To Three Years In State Prison For Heroin Mill
Sussex County Man Sentenced To Three Years In State Prison For Heroin Mill A Wantage man faces three years behind bars after he admitted to making heroin in his home for distribution, reports say. Anthony Cimbaro, 64, appeared for his virtual sentencing April 23 with his lawyer, Thomas Militano, as well as Assistant Prosecutor Jerome Neidhardt, NJHerald reports. Though Cimbaro was first indicted on 10 counts, he pleaded guilty to third-degree manufacturing/distributing a controlled dangerous substance and had the rest of the charges dismissed as part of his plea deal, reports say. Of a maximum five year sentence, Judge Louis Sceusi opted for three years, citing C…
Nearly 300 Jobs Lost When South Brunswick Drug Company Closes Nearly 300 Jobs Lost When South Brunswick Drug Company Closes Nearly 300 Jobs Lost When South Brunswick Drug Company Closes
Nearly 300 Jobs Lost When South Brunswick Drug Company Closes A South Brunswick drug company will close in April after federal inspectors said it manufactured and distributed drugs in unsanitary conditions. The April 20 closure of PharMEDium's facility on Stults Road off Route 130 will result in the loss of 287 jobs, according to a notice by the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development. AmerisourceBergen, PharMEDium's parent company, said in a statement it is closing the facility "in light of the increased regulatory and commercial challenges, coupled with the difficulty of making progress on remediation and continued financial burden." Th…
Kearny Man Accused Of Running Major Drug Lab In East Orange Kearny Man Accused Of Running Major Drug Lab In East Orange Kearny Man Accused Of Running Major Drug Lab In East Orange
Kearny Man Accused Of Running Major Drug Lab In East Orange A Kearny man was arrested early Thursday morning as police raided the fortified drug-manufacturing facility he maintained in East Orange, where drugs worth about $150,000 were found, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said.  Jovanni Perez, 39, who has been arrested multiple times for alleged drug offenses, now faces charges of possession, running a drug production facility, possession of paraphernalia and related charges.  The alleged drug operation -- which was raided shortly before 4 a.m. by a task force that included police from Bloomfield, Irvington and Newark -- was locate…
UPDATE: Man In Million-Dollar W.O. Meth Bust Says He's Innocent UPDATE: Man In Million-Dollar W.O. Meth Bust Says He's Innocent UPDATE: Man In Million-Dollar W.O. Meth Bust Says He's Innocent
Update: Man In Million-Dollar W.O. Meth Bust Says He's Innocent UPDATE, Aug. 7: An attorney for one of the two men charged says he was "not involved" in the meth operation and that state charges against him have been dropped. Click here for more.  The U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Tuesday that two men arrested last week following a raid on what authorities said was a methamphetamine production facility inside a West Orange home will now face federal charges.  Brian Cheda-Hackembruch, 23, is charged with conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine and maintaining a drug-involved premises. Eduardo Martinez, 39, is charged with…