Paterson Drug Sweep: Police Nab 14, Seize 226 Heroin Folds, Crack, Pot, $9,200 Cash Paterson Drug Sweep: Police Nab 14, Seize 226 Heroin Folds, Crack, Pot, $9,200 Cash
Paterson Drug Sweep: Police Nab 14, Seize 226 Heroin Folds, Crack, Pot, $9,200 Cash Paterson police arrested 14 people and seized 226 heroin folds, along with some cocaine, pot and $9,211 in drug proceeds, during a series of city sweeps, authorities said. Community complaints prompted the quick strikes at Cliff and North 4th streets, 16th Avenue and Carroll Street and Jefferson Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Taken off at Cliff and North 4th were three accused dealers: Enrique Garcia, 26, Hector Cruz, 50, and Luis Campbell, 27, all of Paterson, Speziale said. Police seized $2,330 from Garcia and $2,875 from Campbell, along with heroin, marijuana and crack fro…
Jackson Man, 41, Pleads Guilty To Operating Meth Lab From Pickup Truck Jackson Man, 41, Pleads Guilty To Operating Meth Lab From Pickup Truck
Jackson Man, 41, Pleads Guilty To Operating Meth Lab From Pickup Truck A 41-year-old Jackson man has pleaded guilty to operating a methamphetamine production facility, authorities said. Michael Canto pled guilty on Monday, and faces up to five years in state prison when he is sentenced on April 3, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Canto was arrested last July after police who stopped him on his motorcycle found him with a large quantity of methamphetamine. Jackson police subsequently obtained a search warrant for Canto's 2002 Ford F-150 pickup truck, which turned up evidence indicating he was operating a meth production facility o…
State, Feds Smash Newark Mill That Produced Deadly Fentanyl Tied To 29 NJ ODs State, Feds Smash Newark Mill That Produced Deadly Fentanyl Tied To 29 NJ ODs
State, Feds Smash Newark Mill That Produced Deadly Fentanyl Tied To 29 NJ ODs A total of 29 overdose deaths across New Jersey were tied to fentanyl produced at a Newark opioid mill raided by a strike force of New Jersey State Police and U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents, authorities said Tuesday. Three accused mill operators were arrested, while more than 15 pounds of fentanyl and three handguns were seized by members of the NJSP Opioid Enforcement Task Force and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), they said. The defendants sold their product in wax folds stamped with the same brand names linked to 76 total suspected overdoses across …
Accused Mushroom Dealer From Kent Faces Felony Charge, Putnam Sheriff Says Accused Mushroom Dealer From Kent Faces Felony Charge, Putnam Sheriff Says
Accused Mushroom Dealer From Kent Faces Felony Charge, Putnam Sheriff Says An alleged drug dealer in Putnam County selling hallucinogenic mushrooms was arrested following an investigation, the Sheriff’s Office announced. Members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit on Patrol received reports last fall that Kent resident Dalton McMann was distributing psilocybin throughout the county. The investigation into the sale of the mushrooms led investigators to McMann, 20, who was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 8, the Sheriff’s Department announced this week. During the investigation, an undercover officer purchased mushrooms from McMann, officials said. …
Handgun, Heroin Seized By Howell Police Handgun, Heroin Seized By Howell Police
Handgun, Heroin Seized By Howell Police Three people were arrested and nearly 2,000 doses of heroin seized in a pair of incidents,  Howell police said. In the first incident, Howell Patrolman Brett Kyle pulled over a car in the Ramtown section that had been reported as driving erratically. He asked for a K-9 team and Sgt. Nicholas Bondarew and K-9 Vito arrived. A positive indication from K-9 Vito and a search turned up 900 wax folds of suspected heroin, along with crack cocaine, marijuana and prescription medications, police said. The driver, Arnold Gainey, 59, of Jersey City, was charged with possession and intent to distr…
Neighbors' Reports Of Syringes In Street Lead To Seizure Of Drugs, Gun, Cash In Suffern Raid Neighbors' Reports Of Syringes In Street Lead To Seizure Of Drugs, Gun, Cash In Suffern Raid
Neighbors' Reports Of Syringes In Street Lead To Seizure Of Drugs, Gun, Cash In Suffern Raid Complaints of constant coming and goings and syringes in the street led to the bust of a Suffern man for allegedly dealing drugs. Aided with a no-knock warrant, Suffern Police, along with members of the Rockland Drug Task Force and Rockland SWAT team, raided the Prairie Avenue home of Gustavo Roche, around 6 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, said Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn. The warrant was issued following a months-long investigation into narcotics activity at the home, Osborn said. During a search of the premises, officers uncovered more than 60 grams of heroin and cocaine, numerous unident…
Hackensack Police: Convicted Crack Dealer Caught Selling Again Hackensack Police: Convicted Crack Dealer Caught Selling Again
Hackensack Police: Convicted Crack Dealer Caught Selling Again Hackensack police busted a local drug dealer and his cousin after watching a deal go down, authorities said. Kisaac Martin, 33, a repeat offender who’s on probation for a prior drug conviction, used his 2009 Mercedes Benz to deliver crack despite having a suspended driver’s license, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said Friday. Officer Jason Gretkowski stopped the car on Wednesday after spotting Martin driving with his cousin, 30-year-old Devon Martin in the passenger seat, DeWitt said. Devon Martin “refused to cooperate with officers and attempted to walk away,” the captain said. When they tried to s…
Long Island Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine Long Island Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine
Long Island Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine A Long Island man will spend time in prison for his role in distributing crack cocaine and powder cocaine, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced. Tramaine Brown, 30, of Jamesport, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in June last year to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and powder cocaine. In January 2018, the FBI and the Suffolk County East End Drug Task Force launched an investigation into drug trafficking and gang activity on the East End of Long Island, including the Riverhead area.  During that investigatio…
WATCH: Video Captures Passaic DEA Raid, 85 Pounds Of Coke, Heroin Seized In Three Busts WATCH: Video Captures Passaic DEA Raid, 85 Pounds Of Coke, Heroin Seized In Three Busts
Watch: Video Captures Passaic DEA Raid, 85 Pounds Of Coke, Heroin Seized In Three Busts Cellphone video captured a DEA raid involving a Passaic man who federal authorities said had more than 13 pounds of cocaine -- part of a much larger drug haul seized in two other locations. Ramon “Rafael” Fabian-Pena, 59, and two accused accomplices from Trenton were taken into custody by DEA agents during the raids, authorities said. A U.S. District Court judge in Newark ordered Thursday that Fabian-Pena remain in custody. Released on bail were Robin Peralta, 37, and Luis Susana-Delossanto, 32. All were charged with possession with the intent to sell large quantities of heroin after agen…
Prosecutor: Drug Ring Sold THC-Laced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets At Jersey Shore, In Bergen Prosecutor: Drug Ring Sold THC-Laced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets At Jersey Shore, In Bergen
Prosecutor: Drug Ring Sold Thc-laced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets At Jersey Shore, In Bergen Authorities smashed a drug ring that they said flooded the black market in North Jersey, the Shore and Rockland County with THC-laced Sour Patch candies and other sweets loved by kids. Various federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies combined to bring charges against two dozen people while seizing one of the largest amounts ever of illegally-produced THC-infused products in the New York-New Jersey area, authorities announced Tuesday. Seized during the year-long “Operation On the Ropes” investigation were: 1,200 THC-infused “Sour Patch Watermelon” candy packages; 6,250 “Ba…
Paterson PD Works Both Sides Of Street, Seize Raw Heroin, Cocaine, Shotgun Paterson PD Works Both Sides Of Street, Seize Raw Heroin, Cocaine, Shotgun
Paterson PD Works Both Sides Of Street, Seize Raw Heroin, Cocaine, Shotgun Paterson police raided two homes directly across the street from one another, arresting two ex-cons and five alleged buyers while seizing raw and packaged heroin, cocaine and a sawed-off shotgun. Members of the Paterson Narcotics Division also seized $568 in suspected proceeds during the simultaneous Monday afternoon strikes, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The primary arrests involved two men with criminal histories: Filiberto Feliciano, 65, who lives in one of the Cedar Street homes, and Carlos Torres, 43, of Summer Street. Both were charged with drug and weapons offenses after dete…
Two Nabbed With Gun, Drugs During Apparent Drug Deal Gone Wrong, Bridgeport Police Say Two Nabbed With Gun, Drugs During Apparent Drug Deal Gone Wrong, Bridgeport Police Say
Two Nabbed With Gun, Drugs During Apparent Drug Deal Gone Wrong, Bridgeport Police Say Two are men were busted during an apparent "drug deal gone wrong," after police responded to a Text-to-911 call reporting a robbery. Jeffrey Marroquin, 21, of Colchester, and Hector Rios, 18, of Bridgeport, were arrested around 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 2, after police responded to an East Main Street parking lot to investigate the reported robbery, said Scott Appleby, director of the Office of Emergency Management in Bridgeport. During a search of Marroquin and Rios, police found one Charter Arms .22 caliber modified loaded survival rifle, under a seat as well as what appeared to…