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$15M In Heroin, Fentanyl, Coke Seized In Takedown Of Massive NJ Drug Ring, Cops Say
A drug raid spanning several New Jersey towns turned up a stash of drugs — including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine — with a street value of more than $15 million, and netted multiple arrests, police said.
Acting on court-ordered search warrants, the raids were conducted Thursday, Nov. 16 following a months-long investigation in Hoboken, Jersey City, Elizabeth, and Montclair, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The searches turned up seven handguns including two that were reported stolen, more than 17 kilograms of heroin/fentanyl, more than 2.5 kilograms of cocaine, and various…
Fentanyl, 3 Guns Seized In Raid Of Stafford Drug Dealer's Home: Sheriff
The raid of a suspected Stafford drug dealer's home turned up fentanyl, cocaine, and three firearms, authorities said.
Cody Jackson, 35, of Stafford, became the center of an investigation when authorities learned of drugs being sold out of his Dorothy Lane home, Sheriff David Decatur said.
On Wednesday, Aug. 30, just before 8:30 a.m., deputies and detectives executed a search warrant at the Dorothy Lane home, where Jackson was arrested.
As a result of the search warrant, detectives found drug distribution materials, three firearms, cocaine and fentanyl. Jackson was transported to…
1,000 Gallons Of Date Rape Drug Found During Raid On Ronkonkoma Business, DA Says
Among the trove of illegal drugs and cash that were allegedly confiscated from a Long Island business was over one thousand gallons of a liquid commonly known as the “date rape drug,” prosecutors allege.
Matthew Leshinsky, age 23, of Levittown, was indicted on over a dozen drug charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, July 3, following a raid on his business, Quantitative Laboratories, in Ronkonkoma.
It came nearly a month after Suffolk County Police officers were called to the facility on Pond Road at around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, with reports of a burglary.
Earlier Report: D…
33 Pounds Of Pot, $10K, 22 Cellphones Found In Hudson Raid; Suspect On The Run
If you've lost 33 pounds of marijuana, thousands of dollars in cash, and a mountain of drug-selling paraphernalia, the Hudson Police Department is holding it for you.
Officers raided a Hudson home over the weekend and found the drugs, which have an estimated $250,000 street value, $10,000 cash, Psilocybin mushrooms, 22 cellphones, scales, and a loaded .22 caliber ghost gun, police said on Tuesday, June 20.
The one thing police didn't find was the man they say it belongs to. Investigators released his photo but not his name.
Over the weekend HPD detectives and patrol officers execut…
Warrant Issued For Accused Meth, Heroin Dealer After Phillipsburg Raid: Prosecutor
An accused drug dealer was charged on a warrant after police said they found meth and heroin while raiding a Phillipsburg home, authorities announced.
A warrant was issued for the arrest of Patricia Haasz, 41, with charges for two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of distribution of methamphetamine, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said in a Friday, May 26 statement.
A team of local police, county detectives, and state troopers executed a search warrant at a property on North Main Street, which turned up meth, heroin, and assorted para…
$1.65M Worth Of Heroin, Coke, Crystal Meth Seized, Target Busted In Pair Of Paterson Raids
State, county and local authorities smashed a major drug mill, seizing $1.65 million worth of heroin, cocaine and crystal meth in a pair of quick-strike raids at Paterson locations only blocks apart.
Felix Rodriguez, 40, was running the drug mill from an apartment on East 26th Street when authorities came calling, a group of law enforcement officials led by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.
Tactical officers with the State Police and Passaic County Sheriff’s SWAT team simultaneously hit that location and Rodriguez’s 28th Street apartment, the attorney general said.
Altog…
Drugs, Cash, Cars, Pablo Escobar Art: Massive Raid Seizes $1M, Busts 13 Across State: DA
Police carried out 19 raids across the state Thursday morning, April 13, and hauled in an amount of drugs and cash that would have made Pablo Escobar proud, authorities said. That's probably why officers found a painting of the former drug kingpin in one of the searches, authorities said.
Though, like their hero Escobar, 13 people involved in the drug trade found themselves in jail, authorities said.
During the searches, investigators found —
40 pounds of amphetamine
15 pounds of methamphetamine
6 kilograms of fentanyl
2 kilograms of cocaine,
15,000 pre…
Four Pounds Of Coke, $40K: Police Score Massive Haul Of Drugs, Cash In Raid
A major task force made up of more than a dozen police agencies scored a bust worthy of their size this week in Franklin County, authorities said.
It began in December when police and DEA agents raided a home in Greenfield and seized 114 grams of cocaine, 650 bags of heroin/fentanyl mixture, and $113,000, the Greenfield Police Department said.
But one of the men arrested in that raid — who was out on bail — allegedly decided he wasn't done with the drug game. That's why on Monday, March 6, several police officers and federal agents raided him again and found even more, Gree…
Police Seize 100 Pounds Of Fentanyl Worth $2.25M In Mattapan Raid; 3 Charged: DA
Authorities uncovered a major fentanyl operation recently when they unearthed 100 pounds of the drug, several pill presses, and stacks of priority mail envelopes meant to transport the dangerous synthetic opioid anywhere in the country, police said.
Rahelin Reynoso, 33, and Quenty Ogando, 44, face charges of trafficking more than 200 grams of fentanyl, and a judge set their bail at $100,000, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Erika Prado, 31, received a $50,000 bail, authorities added.
Postal Inspectors, Homeland security agents, Massachusetts State Troopers, and…
Six Accused Of Selling Heroin, THC At Five Nassau County Stores
Six Long Island men were nabbed during a raid for allegedly selling drugs at smoke shops throughout the region.
The arrests took place around 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, during the execution of a search warrants at five Evolve Smoke Shops in Nassau County.
During the search, large quantities of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) were recovered, along with MDMA, heroin and cash, said the Nassau County Police.
The following people were arrested:
Mohamed Elfeky, age 31, of Huntington Station
Hardik Sureshbhai Patel, age 24, of Mineola
Rashmin S. Patel, age 27, of Hauppauge
M…
Four NJ Smoke Shops Raided, Five Busted For Selling Pot, THC Edibles
A group of owners and operators sold pot and THC products out of smoke shops in Englewood, Butler, Randolph, and Scotch Plains, charged authorities who busted them during a series of raids.
Detectives assisted by the DEA seized seizure of hundreds of pounds of marijuana, THC edibles and THC wax/oil, along with $305,000 in illicit proceeds, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
They arrested co-owners Michael Ligus, 24, and Damian Harry Wesler Sr., 44, along with Damian H. Wesler Jr., 22, all of Ringwood, and were arrested, along with Anthony Garcia, 45, of Secaucus and Ezekiel Pau…
3.5 Kilos Fentanyl, 8,500 Pills, Guns, $20K Cash Seized In Major Camden 'Pill Mill' Bust
More than three kilos of highly-toxic fentanyl was seized during a multi-agency raid on an alleged "pill mill" in South Jersey, authorities said.
The Camden County Prosecutor's Narcotics Task Force, with the help of multiple other agencies, successfully broke up the pill mill in Camden, following a six-month investigation, they said.
The alleged pill mill spanned two City of Camden locations, accofding to Mayer: One is located on the 1100 block of S. Merrimac Road and the other on the 2900 block of N. 36th Street, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer.
This oper…
Prosecutor: Owner, Husband, Employees Busted In Raid On Bergen Pot 'Dispensary'
Authorities raided a DIY storefront pot dispensary in Bergen County that they said was operated by a local couple who sold marijuana and THC products to the general public without a license.
Jaime Costanzo, who was listed as the owner/operator, and her husband, Michael Delmoral, both 40 of Wallington, were busted after detectives posing as customers bought pot and other items at THC JARZ on River Road in Garfield, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday afternoon.
Also arrested were two store cashiers, he said.
Detectives from Musella’s Narcotic Task Force, along with police from…
Ghost Gun, Firearms, $10K, Drugs Seized In Raids Of Central PA Apartments, DA Says
Three York County residents were arrested following a pair of raids at their apartments in which firearms, high capacity magazines, cash, drugs and ghost guns were seized, authorities announced Friday.
Those arrested include Derren Williams, who was on house arrest and wearing an ankle monitor, his girlfriend Kristen Flaherty and Victor Cruz were each arrested on several narcotics and weapons offenses, District Attorney Dave Sunday said.
An investigation into Williams was launched following the discovery that he had firearms at his house on the 100 block of S. Albermarle Street, Sunday…
Paterson PD: Mom With 3 Kids Among Group Busted In Drug Supply House
From a small Paterson apartment up the street from a grammar school, an area supplier provided street-level drug dealers with heroin, cocaine and crack, authorities said following a raid.
Led by detectives from their Narcotics Division, city police seized more than two pounds of crack and powdered cocaine combined, along with 1,560 heroin folds and more than $5,900 in proceeds, they said.
They arrested five people, they said, including a woman who lives in the Main Street apartment with three of her children.
Also collected were various materials used to package the drugs for sale.
Detect…
