Crime & Safety
Heroin, Cocaine Seized In Brick Drug Distribution Probe: Police
A Lakewood man has been arrested and charged with intent to distribute heroin, police said.
BRICK, NJ — A Lakewood man is facing drug charges after an investigation into drug distribution in Brick, police said Friday.
James Wallace, 34, of Lakewood, was arrested Oct. 16 after an investigation by the Brick Township Police Street Crimes Unit that began in August, Sgt. Jim Kelly said.
Authorities executed a search warrant and seized about 10 wax folds of heroin, a plastic bag of cocaine, drug packaging materials and an undisclosed amount of cash, Kelly said.
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They did not say where the search took place.
Wallace was charged with possession of heroin, possession of cocaine, possession of paraphernalia and possession of heroin with the intent to distribute, Kelly said. He is being held at the Ocean County Jail.
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