THREE BAYONNE RESIDENTS ARRESTED ON NARCOTICS DISTRIBUTION CHARGES
" Three Arrested In Month-Long Narcotics Investigation In Bayonne, Nearly Three Kilograms Of Cocaine Seized."
June 4, 2021 By Art Fletcher & Kevin Peterson Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
BAYONNE, NJ.- On June 3, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, announced, following a month-long investigation, members of The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Task Force, executed search warrants at two residences in Bayonne, leading to the seizure of nearly Three Kilograms of Cocaine and 95 Fentanyl Pills.
During the operation, Officers arrested Three Individuals who were charged with various Narcotics Offense. The search warrants and Narcotics seizures occurred at 11-A Willow Street, and 20 West 49th Street, in Bayonne, New Jersey. Minor children were present in both homes at the time, the search warrants were executed, just before 1:00 a.m.
The following individuals were arrested and charged in the Operation.
Edwin Roman, 36, of Bayonne, was charged with Two-Counts of Distribution of CDS, Two-Counts of Conspiracy to Distribute CDS, Two-Counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute CDS, and Two-Counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Alexander Mendoza, 37, of Bayonne, was charged with Two-Counts of Distribution of CDS, Two-Counts of Conspiracy to Distribute CDS, and Distribution of CDS within 500 feet of Public Property, Possession with Intent to Distribute CDS, Possession with Intent to Distribute Legend Drugs, Maintaining a CDS Production Facility, and One-Count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Shannette Pasols, 35, of Bayonne, was charged with Two-Counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute CDS, and Two-Counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Prosecutor Suarez credited The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Task Force, The Bayonne Police Department, The Department of Homeland Security Investigations-Newark, and The Hudson County Sheriff's Department K-9 Unit, with the investigation and arrests.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Are Merely Accusations, And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond A Reasonable Doubt."
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