MERCER COUNTY NARCOTICS TASK FORCE SEIZES $100,000. IN COCAINE AND THE ARREST OF A JERSEY CITY NEW JERSEY MAN
" Hector Perez-Suarez Arrested & Charged With First Degree Possession Of A Controlled Dangerous Substance & Possession With Intent To Distribute."
January 28, 2022 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
TRENTON, NJ.- On Thursday, January 27, 2022 Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced that a Month-Long Investigation in to Narcotics Distribution in Trenton area has concluded with the Arrest of a Jersey City, New Jersey man and the Seizure of $100,000. in Cocaine.
On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, as part of an ongoing investigation, Members of The Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, The Mercer County Sheriff's Office, and The United States Drug Enforcement Administration were conducting surveillance in Trenton.
As a result of the investigation and surveillance, Detectives conducted a Motor Vehicle Stop on a Silver BMW in the area of Parkway Avenue. Mercer County Prosecutor's Office Detective Tom Paglione and his Narcotics Canine Dog, Indy. The two conducted an Exterior and Interior Canine Detection Search of the Vehicle. Indy alerted to a Narcotics Odor inside the vehicle. A subsequent search uncovered a Plastic Bag containing One Kilogram of Cocaine.
Hector Perez-Suarez, 31, of Jersey City, New Jersey was Arrested without incident. A subsequent search of Mr. Perez-Suarez revealed $2100 in U.S. Currency on his Person.
Mr. Perez-Suarez was formally Charged with First Degree Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance; and First Degree Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance with an Intent to Distribute.
Mr. Perez-Suarez was processed on the Charges and remanded to The Mercer County Correctional Center, were he will be subject to a Pre-Trial Detention Hearing in Mercer County Superior Court.
According to Mercer County Prosecutor Onofri, the Seized Narcotics had a estimated Street Value of $100,000.00.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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