Crime & Safety
Belleville Police Hold Drug Raid On Cortlandt Street, Seize Marijuana
Belleville police seized cannabis wax, marijuana, cannabis oil and a gram of cocaine.
BELLEVILLE, NJ — When Tuesday’s narcotics raid in Belleville was over, the pile of contraband on officers’ desks included: 94 grams of cannabis wax, 110 grams of marijuana, 4.6 ounces of cannabis oil and a gram of cocaine.
These were the narcotics seized during Tuesday’s raid, conducted on the 200 block of Cortlandt Street, Belleville police say.
Authorities arrested a 30-year-old Belleville female during the raid and later charged her with narcotics distribution, police said. Her identity and charges were not immediately made available.
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Additional arrests are pending, police said Tuesday.
The raid was “the latest in a series of narcotic raids targeting drug dealers in Belleville,” police stated.
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