Crime & Safety
Belleville Cops Make Drug Raid At Local Convenience Store, Home: Report
Belleville police arrested two Essex County men and seized drugs and pellet guns during a pair of simultaneous raids, a report says.
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville police arrested two Essex County men and seized drugs and pellet guns during a pair of simultaneous raids at a local convenience store and a Mount Pleasant Avenue home on Wednesday, authorities say.
Belleville police said that the raids took place at Dev’s Food Mart on Union Avenue and at the private home on Mt. Pleasant Avenue around 2 p.m., NorthJersey.com reported.
Police reportedly seized heroin, prescription pills and $531 in cash, as well as a pair of .177 caliber pellet pistols and a .177 caliber pellet rifle.
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Officers arrested Franco Migliorini, 44, of Belleville, and charged him with drug possession with intent to distribute, possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of prescription legend drugs, and drug possession within 1,000 feet of a school, NorthJersey.com reported.
Police also arrested a 20-year-old Fairfield man during the raids. Authorities charged him with simple drug possession, the report stated.
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