Tag: Fentanyl
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Woman admits distributing fentanyl that caused death of Englishtown resident
A female resident of Trenton has admitted distributing fentanyl that caused the death of an Englishtown woman, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on July 23. Tarashanna Blake, 33, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark to an information charging her with one count of distribution and possession with intent to…
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Monmouth County residents charged with ties to heroin network
Residents from Keyport and Red Bank have been charged with being accomplices in a heroin tracking network that was selling thousands of bags of heroin to residents in the Bayshore area and parts of Monmouth County, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Several other residents from Keyport, Middletown and Hazlet have been charged with…
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Edison man sentenced in drug-related death
A 24-year-old man from Edison has been sentenced to serve eight years in a New Jersey state prison for providing drugs that caused the death of a 23-year old township man. Emile “Oatmeal” Constable Jr. was sentenced on May 11 in New Brunswick by Superior Court Judge Pedro Jimenez Jr., for strict liability death by…
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Prosecutor: More fentanyl-laced drugs found in Monmouth County
Another seizure of deadly pills was identified by the New Jersey State Police forensics laboratory this week. Cyclopropyl Fentanyl, a fatally potent synthetic drug, was recovered in Monmouth County for the third time this year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. “Persons buying these drugs on the black market are in grave danger. This…
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Plea deal will send Edison man to prison for role in drug-inducted death
NEW BRUNSWICK — A resident of Edison is facing eight years in prison for providing the drugs that caused the death of an Edison man in 2016. Emile “Oatmeal” Constable Jr., 25, has pleaded guilty to one count of first degree strict liability for drug induced death for providing the combination of heroin and fentanyl…
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Two charged in opioid distribution ring with Monmouth connection
Two California men have been charged in connection with what law enforcement officials described as a large-scale opioid distribution conspiracy that involved the shipment of at least 500,000 fentanyl pills to New Jersey, including to locations in Monmouth County. The arrests were announced by Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick on Dec. 20. Fentanyl is…
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Sayreville Police join SOBA to offer recovery to opioid addicts
SAYREVILLE – Due to the increasing opioid epidemic that has plagued the State of New Jersey, the Sayreville Police Department has partnered with SOBA College Recovery from New Brunswick and Woodbridge to assist victims and their families struggling with addiction and its effects. “The unfortunate reality is drug overdoses are on the rise in our…
