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Three Men Accused Of Selling Cocaine, Suboxone, Prescription Pills In Atlantic City: Police
Three Atlantic City men were accused of selling cocaine, suboxone, and prescription pills, authorities said.
Atlantic City police arrested 60-year-old Ricky Bailey, 37-year-old Floyd Spencer, and 22-year-old Christian Mateo, the department said in a news release on Thursday, June 27. The men were taken into custody by the department's special investigations section in two separate incidents on Tuesday, June 25.
Bailey was arrested on the 1800 block of Hummock Avenue after officers saw him making a drug deal. The other two men were taken into custody on the first block of Sout…
Tardy Rochelle Park Hotel Guest Busted With Cocaine, Pills, Knife: Police
A Rochelle Park hotel guest who overstayed his welcome was arrested after officers found cocaine and pills for sale in his room, authorities said.
Police responding to a call of a guest not leaving by checkout time at the Ramada by Wyndham Hotel on West Passaic Street found Anwar Mnawer, 33, of the Bronx disoriented shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, March 18, Capt. James M. DePreta said.
“In plain view inside the room, officers observed a large folding knife, prescription pills, a baggie containing a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine, and miscellaneous drug paraphernalia,” the …
Police, SWAT Team Seize Explosives, Guns, Pills From South Jersey Man: Prosecutors
An Atlantic County man was charged after police found him with explosives, guns, and a large amount of prescription pills, authorities said.
Michael James, 30, of Somers Point, was ordered on Friday, Mar. 8 to be detailed in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on several gun and drug charges, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was arrested at his home on Colwick Drive on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Investigators said James had "distribution-level quantities" of alprazolam and diazepam. Police also seized explosives, several guns, and ammunition from hi…
South Jersey Pair Arrested On Multiple Drug-Dealing Charges: Prosecutor
A pair of men from Cape May County has been arrested on multiple drug-dealing charges, authorities said.
Yenmarie Soto-Maldonado, 35, and Miguel Rivera, 32, both residing in the Villas section of Lower Township are accused of distributing narcotics, they said.
On April 13, the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force concluded narcotics investigation into the distribution of cocaine throughout Cape May County, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Kevin Lewis.
The target of this investig…
Brick Police: Suspects Arrested With Crack, Heroin, Crystal Meth, Pills
Five people have been arrested in Brick Township on various drug-related charges, authorities said.
A "hand-to-hand" deal was observed by detectives late last month in the Briar Mills Apartment Complex. Investigators recovered heroin, crack and paraphernalia, they said.
Brian Vientos, 34, Jackson, was arrested in possession of heroin and crack, Brick police said. He was released on a summons with several drug and traffic charges.
During the same incident, Amanda Meklim, 34, of Jackson, was arrested and charged with possession of heroin, crack, prescripti…
Man, Woman From Orange County Caught With Fentanyl, Crack During Traffic Stop, Police Say
A convicted felon and a second woman were busted by New York State Police troopers with fentanyl, prescription pills, other drugs and an illegal weapon in the Hudson Valley.
Troopers stopped Newburgh resident Roy Brown, 59, on Route 17K in Newburgh on Wednesday, Aug. 12, when he committed a traffic violation, police said.
During the subsequent stop, police said that troopers learned that there was a "billy club" in the vehicle. Brown and his passenger, New Windsor resident Alexis Lynch. 29, were asked to exit the Nissan Altima.
Police said that a search of the vehicle led to the…
Paterson Police Dent Violent Drug Trade, Seize 16,000 Heroin Folds, 100+ Coke Bags, Three Guns
Paterson police struck back against drug-related crime in the Silk City, seizing 16,163 heroin folds, 106 bags of cocaine and crack, hundreds of illegal prescription pills and two guns over a three-night stretch.
The big haul was Tuesday’s heroin seizure.
“Clearly, this was a major operation put out of business," city Police Director Jerry Speziale said.
It was run from a fortified, first-floor apartment on East 18th Street, where detectives seized 10,150 heroin folds after watching residents Jeramy Lozano, 27, and Deserie Silva, 25, sell 6,000 more to James Saunders, 51, of Saylorsburg PA…
Paterson Police Bust Four In Raid, Seize Drugs, Cash, Following Residents' Calls
Paterson detectives responding to citizens’ complaints arrested four people and seized 105 heroin folds, 30 illegal prescription pills and $690 in ill-gotten gains in a raid on a south side neighborhood home, authorities said.
Accused street-level dealer Nidal Deeb, 28, who lives in the Sussex Street home was arrested by city Narcotics Division detectives, along with his alleged supplier, Miguel Garcia, 30, of Hemlock Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Tuesday.
Both were charged with various drug possession counts, Speziale said. Deeb also was charged with distribution and i…
