4 Found With Heroin By Little Egg Apartment Complex: Police

LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ — Four people were charged after a heroin bust Friday outside a Little Egg Harbor apartment complex. Three were charged with heroin possession and intent to distribute drugs, police said.

Frank A. Hernandez, 53; Jessica A. Hernandez, 23; and Gina M. Hernandez, 26, were charged with heroin possession, possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous subject and tampering with physical evidence. Authorities are holding them in the Ocean County Jail.

Elaine Hazard, of Little Egg Harbor, was charged with conspiracy to possess a controlled dangerous substance. She was released pending future court proceedings.

The incident took place in the parking lot of the Walnut Estates Apartment Complex on Vincent Court, police said.

Anyone with information on drug crimes in Little Egg Harbor can contact the Little Egg Harbor Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit at 609-296-3666 ext. 178. All sources are kept confidential.

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