El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer announced that detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Toms River Police Department Special Enforcement Unit, and Manchester Township Police Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit, conducted a collaborative investigation into the distribution of heroin in the Ocean County area. This cooperative, multi-agency investigation ultimately identified a residence in Whiting and a residence in Toms River as being utilized to store and distribute Heroin.
As a result of the investigation, detectives secured court-authorized search warrants on the residences in Whiting and Toms River. En marzo 18, 2021, detectives executed the search warrants resulting in the seizure of approximately 2000 pliegues de cera de heroína, Drug Paraphernalia, y aproximadamente $3400 en efectivo. Arrested were:
Edward Parkhill, 32, de merlán, charged out of Manchester with Possession of Heroin with the Intent to Distribute in a Quantity Less than One-Half Ounce in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5b(3); Possession of Heroin in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a(1); Possession of Adderall Without a Valid Prescription in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a(1); y posesión de parafernalia de drogas en violación de N.J.S.A. 2C:36-2a. Además, Parkhill was charged out of Toms River with Possession of Heroin with Intent to Distribute in a Quantity Greater than One-Half Ounce in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5b(2), y posesión de heroína en violación de N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a(1). Parkhill Is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.
Sandra Arias, 32, del río Toms, charged out of Toms River with Possession of Heroin with Intent to Distribute in a Quantity Greater than One-Half Ounce in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5b(2), y posesión de heroína en violación de N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a(1). Arias was charged on a summons pending a future court date.
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, Manchester Township Police Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit, Oficina de detectives del Departamento de Policía del municipio de Manchester, Manchester Township Police Department K-9 Unit, Unidad de Ejecución Especial del Departamento de Policía del Municipio de Toms River, División de Patrulla del Departamento de Policía del Municipio de Toms River, Unidad de Reducción del Crimen del Departamento de Policía del Municipio de Barnegat, 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 the arrests of Parkhill and Arias.
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..