Drugs
FENTANYL RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN ATLANTIC COUNTY
MAYS LANDING- In Atlantic County and nationwide drug overdose deaths connected to Fentanyl continues to rise, according to the latest data available to law enforcement, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. In 2020, Atlantic County saw 105 fentanyl related deaths out of 144 reported overdose deaths. In 2021, Atlantic County saw 142 drug overdose …
EGG HARBOR CITY MAN CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE NARCOTICS OFFENSES AFTER EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANT
MAYS LANDING –An Egg Harbor City man has been arrested and charged with numerous narcotics offenses, following a Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit investigation that began in December 2021, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. On May 4, 2022, members of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit executed a search …
GALLOWAY MAN SENTENCED FOR 1ST DEGREE DRUG RELATED DEATH OF 59 YEAR-OLD FATAL OVERDOSE VICTIM
MAYS LANDING- A Galloway Township man was sentenced Tuesday on first degree Strict Liability for a Drug Related Death and narcotics charges in connection to the 2018 fatal overdose of 59 year-old Anthony Tamburelli, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. Whitted was sentenced before Judge Bernard DeLury in accordance with the terms of the …
GALLOWAY MAN ARRESTED ON NARCOTICS CHARGES FOLLOWING MONTH-LONG INVESTIGATION
MAYS LANDING-Following a month-long investigation by the ACPO Gangs, Guns & Narcotics Unit a Galloway Township man was arrested and charged on Thursday with multiple narcotics offenses, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. On March 3, 2022, a search warrant was executed at 318 Xanthus Avenue in Galloway Township and two search warrants were also executed upon …
A.C. MAN SENTENCED FOR DRUG INDUCED DEATHS OF 3 VICTIMS & DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
MAYS LANDING- An Atlantic City man has been sentenced on drug trafficking charges and for the drug induced deaths of three overdose victims, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. George Stokes, 44, was sentenced today on the following charges, which he pleaded guilty to on Oct. 15, 2021: 1st degree Leader of a Drug …
NATIONAL DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVING PREVENTION MONTH: ATLANTIC COUNTY SEES INCREASE IN VEHICLE CRASHES, FATALITIES IN 2021
MAYS LANDING – December is National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month and Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill is reminding the public to never drive impaired during this month or any other month of the year. To date, from 2020 over 2021, Atlantic County has seen an increase in the number of motor vehicle …
39 YEAR-OLD PHILADELPHIA MAN MUST SERVE NEARLY 80 YEARS IN PRISON FOR 2019 FATAL SHOOTING IN ATLANTIC CITY
MAYS LANDING- A Philadelphia man, sentenced Tuesday, must serve nearly 80 years in New Jersey state prison before he is eligible for parole for the January 2019, fatal shooting of a 21 year-old man, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. On Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, Judge W. Todd Miller, J.S.C., sentenced defendant Avery Bracey …
5 INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED, DRUGS, WEAPONS SEIZED AFTER JOINT, NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION IN EHT
MAYS LANDING— Following a joint investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and Egg Harbor Township Police Department, five individuals were arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at a home in Egg Harbor Township after members of the ACPO Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department and SWAT successfully executed a …
3 SEPARATE ACPO, HIDTA NARCOTICS INVESTIGATIONS RESULT IN INDICTMENTS OF 5 WOMEN, 2 MEN
MAYS LANDING- Three separate narcotics investigations led by the Liberty Mid-Atlantic HIDTA Task Force and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, & Narcotics Unit, with assistance from multiple state, county and local law enforcement agencies has resulted in the indictments of 7 defendants by three Atlantic County Grand Juries, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary …
GALLOWAY TWP. MAN ARRESTED ON NARCOTICS CHARGES; 17,100 BAGS OF HEROIN RECOVERED WITH EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANT
MAYS LANDING- A Galloway Township man has been charged with multiple narcotics and weapons offenses after ACPO investigators and police executed a search warrant at his home on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. On Aug. 10, 2021, members of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit, …