Caldwell Man Faces Narcotics Charges

The following arrest information was supplied by the Caldwell Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A Caldwell man has been charged with intention to distribute Oxycodone and Xanax, according to police.

Leonardo Curatolo, 22, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 3 after police say they searched his home and found numerous pills and $5,806 in cash in a safe in his bedroom. Curatolo allegedly did not have a valid prescription for the narcotics.

Caldwell Police Det. Sgt. Anthony Marta said he worked with Caldwell Police Lt. Marc Driggs to obtain a search warrant after receiving reports from residents of drug activity in the neighborhood. Caldwell Police Officers Brad Palatucci, Andrew Apicella and George Henderson assisted in the search on Oct. 3 along with an Essex County Sherriff Dept. canine officer.

Marta said all the evidence, including more than a dozen Oxycodone and Xanax pills, some 77 pills believed to be steroids, syringes and cash, was contained to the defendant's bedroom in the basement of a two-family home. The evidence was turned over to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office which is handling the case.

Curatolo was charged with four counts of possession without having a valid prescription, three counts of possession of a narcotic with the intent to distribute and three counts of possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone.

The defendant lives near

Correction: The article originally stated that $1,500 in cash was allegedly found in the defendant's bedroom.