Alleged member of cocaine and heroin ring surrenders to authorities
A Linden man suspected as a principle member of a New Jersey cocaine and heroin ring surrendered to authorities earlier this week. He faces charges for conspiracy, racketeering, and maintaining a drug production facility. He has also been charged with drug and weapons offenses. The defendant is being held at the Union County Jail on $3 million bail. The Union County Prosecutor said the drug operation was broken up during a series of raids over the weekend beginning Thursday, April 23, resulting in 15 arrests, the seizure of more than three kilos of cocaine, $80,577 in cash and several guns. For additional information, see the Asbury Park Press article.
This is a major drug bust for the Union County Prosecutor's office and law enforcement in New Jersey. The amount of cocaine which they were able to get of the street is a major success for that office and the State. We'll see if defense counsel can successfully challenge any of the search warrants obtained by the police in execution of this drug bust.
