Asbury Park Man Ran Heroin, Fentanyl Organization At Jersey Shore

A Monmouth County man is going to jail for narcotics trafficking, possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and using the firearm in a heroin-and-fentanyl trafficking operation, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced on Tuesday.

Jeramie Harris, 34, of Asbury Park pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson to one count of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, one count of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, according to a release from Carpenito's office.

Wolfson imposed the sentence of 144 months in prison in Trenton federal court on Tuesday.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

Harris was arrested as part of a Drug Enforcement Administration investigation into a drug trafficking organization known to traffic heroin and fentanyl, as well as cocaine, in Monmouth and Ocean counties and elsewhere, according to the release.

On May 1, law enforcement officers arrested Harris at his residence, which was an identified drug mill/stash house used to store and package narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin. Harris was found with a large kilogram press and narcotics packaging materials in his vehicle, according to the release.

Law enforcement officers found a bag containing a Röhm Gesellschaft .22 caliber six-shot revolver containing six rounds of ammunition, a metal spoon, and clear zip-lock baggies, as well as a second kilogram press, rubber bands, a digital scale and a bundle of heroin.

In a drawer in the kitchen area, law enforcement also found a clear bag containing approximately 25 grams of cocaine, according to the release.

In addition to the prison term, Wolfson sentenced Harris to five years of supervised release.