El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer announced that Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force collaborated with the Lacey Township Police Department Narcotics Unit, Oficina de detectives del Departamento de Policía de Lacey Township, Brick Township Police Department Crime Reduction Unit, Departamento de policía del municipio de Toms River, y la Unidad K-9 de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, to conduct an investigation into the distribution of narcotics in the Ocean County area. Esta cooperativa, multi-agency investigation ultimately identified a residence in the Forked River section of Lacey Township as being utilized by Jason Close, 41, del municipio de Lacey, to store and distribute quantities of Methamphetamine.
En desarrollo de la investigación, members of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Lacey Township Police Department Narcotics Unit, Oficina de detectives del Departamento de Policía de Lacey Township, Brick Township Police Department Crime Reduction Unit, Departamento de policía del municipio de Toms River, y la Unidad K-9 de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, conducted surveillance on Jason Close in Toms River on February 11, 2021. Members of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force and Toms River Township Police Department were able to detain and arrest Close without incident on that date. Como resultado, aproximadamente 150 grams of Methamphetamine was seized from Close. A subsequent court-authorized search of Close’s residence resulted in the seizure of a quantity of marijuana, packaging material indicative of distribution purposes, y aproximadamente $780 en efectivo.
Close was arrested and charged with Possession of More than Five Ounces of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5b(8); Possession of More than Five Ounces of Methamphetamine in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a(1); Possession of a Hypodermic Syringe in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:36-6a; y posesión de parafernalia de drogas en violación de N.J.S.A. 2C:36-2. Close was processed at Toms River Township Police Headquarters, y transportado a la cárcel del condado de Ocean, donde se encuentra actualmente en espera de una audiencia de detención..
El Fiscal Billhimer elogia a la Fuerza de Ataque de Narcóticos de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Unidad de Confiscación de Activos de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Lacey Township Police Department Narcotics Unit, Oficina de detectives del Departamento de Policía de Lacey Township, Brick Township Police Department Crime Reduction Unit, Departamento de policía del municipio de Toms River, y la Unidad K-9 de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation leading to Close’s arrest.
Se recuerda a la prensa y al público que todos los acusados se presumen inocentes a menos y hasta que se demuestre su culpabilidad más allá de toda duda razonable en un tribunal de justicia..