16 Arrested, 39K Folds Of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized In Major Atlantic City Drug Sting: Police
A months-long investigation into the sale of drugs resulted in the arrest of 16 people and the recovery of multiple handguns and a huge quantity of heroin/fentanyl, authorities said.
On Nov. 14, the Atlantic City Police Department, with assistance from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, DEA Atlantic City Resident Office, and the Liberty Mid-Atlantic DEA Atlantic County HIDTA Task Force, completed an investigation into a drug distribution network operating in the area of Florida Avenue, the Ducktown section of Atlantic City, and surrounding areas.
The network, allegedly led by brothers…
Two NJ Powerball Players Win $150K, Nine Win $50K
Eleven New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn on Monday, Oct. 31, winning the $50,000 second-tier prize.
Two of those tickets were purchased with Power Play, multiplying the prizes to $150,000.
The Powerball jackpot now rolls to $1.2 billion for the next drawing to be held Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 10:59 pm.
Those winning NJ tickets were sold at the following locations:
Bergen County ($150,000): 7-Eleven #34523, 29 County Rd., Tenafly;
Passaic County ($150,000): Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Tpke., Hewitt;
Burlington County ($50,000): Acme #6…
Accused Cocaine Dealer Busted With Handgun, 129 Ammo Rounds In Hudson County: Prosecutor
A traffic stop in Hudson County led to drug and weapons charges for a man accused of selling cocaine, authorities said.
Ramon Lopez-Arias, 31, of West New York, was charged with drug possession with intent to distribute cocaine, unlawful weapon possession, and possession of a weapon while committing a drug offense, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said on Monday, Oct. 10.
Lopez-Arias was stopped by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Gang Task Force near 2810 Paterson Plank Rd. in North Bergen on Thursday, Oct. 6, Suarez said.
A court-ordered search of Lopez-Arias’s vehicle led to …
