Warrant Arrest Leads to Drug Bust in Mercer County: Prosecutor

A West Windsor man who failed to appear in federal court in New York was arrested last week and now faces state weapon and drug charges, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said on Monday.

On Wednesday morning, June 15, as Mercer County Prosecutor’s Detective Kevin Searing and members of the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force attempted to execute a federal warrant at a residence on South Post Road in West Windsor, they saw Alexander Rosario, the target of the investigation, in plain view.

Rosario, 41, had heroin on him at the time, and that was in plain view, police said. He was arrested on the arrest warrant out of Manhattan for failing to appear at a court appearance.

Detectives then obtained their own search warrant for the residence.

Police say they discovered eight bricks of heroin, three handguns including one with a silencer, 10 grams of crack cocaine and approximately $3,000 in cash.

Rosario was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, four counts of possession with the intent to distribute, multiple weapons offenses, possession of stolen property and maintaining a narcotics production facility.

He is being held at the Mercer County Correction Center in lieu of $750,000 cash bail on the new charges.

The attached image of Alexander Rosario was provided by the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office