DEA and ATF federal officers at a surprise raid to capture an alleged drug dealer. 8/16/17. APP photograph. Manchester, NJ is in Ocean County, near Toms River. APP.com has more photos and an action video. One of the arresting officers is an OG resident. There are drugs in OG and everywhere.
By Paul Goldfinger, MD. Editor @Blogfinger.net
RE-POST: There have been over 150,000 deaths over the last year due to drug overdoses. The problem in 2022 is worse than ever, aggravated by open borders to the south. Evil drug cartels are lacing heroine and cocaine with the highly toxic, potent, and fatal drug fentanyl. Did you read about the West Pointers on spring break who overdosed in Fort Lauderdale? This happens when drug users get hold of what they think is heroine or cocaine and don’t realize that they can die from the fentanyl mixed in.
This drug trafficking ring has been supplying death dealing poisons to citizens of Monmouth and Ocean Counties where opiate related mortalities have been going up sharply.
From NJ.com in March 2017:
“Authorities are working with the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Medical Examiner’s Office and other health officials to figure out why the northeast coastal communities are “disproportionately impacted” when compared to the rest of the state. ”
Below is the official document dated Tuesday, August 15, 2017 by the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, by the Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim. Special to Blogfinger from official sources, August 15, 2017.
“Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Carl J. Kotowski, the Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging 12 defendants with participating in a drug trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of heroin in and around Monmouth and Ocean Counties, New Jersey, and obtained the heroin from Washington Heights and the Bronx, among other places. In conjunction with the unsealing of the Indictment, search warrants were executed at several locations in New Jersey.
“Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim stated: “As alleged, this organization transported large quantities of heroin from Washington Heights and the Bronx across the Hudson to Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey, helping to fuel the opioid epidemic plaguing our nation. Today’s arrests of twelve alleged members of this heroin distribution organization is part our sustained commitment, along with our partners at the DEA, to stop the flow of heroin into and out of New York.”
“DEA Special Agent in Charge Carl J. Kotowski said: “Today’s arrests should send a clear message to the drug traffickers that DEA and our partners are committed to keeping our neighborhoods safe. Those arrested are facing significant time in prison and will no longer be pushing their poison.”
“Mr. Kim thanked the DEA Monmouth Ocean HIDTA Task Force for their outstanding work on the investigation. The Monmouth Ocean HIDTA Task Force comprises representatives from the DEA, the ATF, the New Jersey State Police, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Toms River Police Department, and the Neptune Township Police Department.
Mr. Kim also thanked the Howell Police Department, the Freehold Township Police Department, the Lakewood Police Department, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, the Union County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey for their assistance in this investigation. He added that the investigation is continuing.
“This matter is being handled by the Office’s Narcotics Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys Elizabeth A. Hanft and Michael D. Neff are in charge of the prosecution.
“The charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
(note: italics are ours at BF)
The war on drugs was lost a long time ago. It is sad to see so many ruining or losing their lives to drugs or the violence that goes with its sale and distribution. As long as there is a demand, I fear there is little we can do to stop the problem.
The West Point cadets should have known better and are not the sort I would want to lead the military.
Editor’s note. I understand that 5 cadets had overdosed, however 2 or 3 hadn’t used the fentanyl laced cocaine, but they were exposed by administering mouth to mouth respiration.
I hadn’t heard of that before, but fentanyl is so potent that I suppose it’s possible. P.G.