Crime & Safety
3 Men Busted For Drug Trafficking In Gloucester Township: Police
The men were arrested in Gloucester Township for selling crystal meth obtained in Mexico in Camden and Atlantic counties.
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Three Atlantic County men were arrested in Gloucester Township after attempting to sell two pounds of crystal methamphetamine as part of a large-scale drug trafficking organization, authorities said Thursday morning.
Israel “Gato” Colin-Castaneda, 38, of Atlantic City, Felix Gutierrez-Armenta, 30, and Jose Coronel, 55, both of Hammonton, are accused of participating in a large drug trafficking organization. Police say they acquired crystal methamphetamine from Mexico and distributed the drugs throughout the Camden and Atlantic County areas.
They were arrested on Wednesday, March 8, following a three month, multi-agency investigation that resulted in the execution of search warrants at a home in Atlantic City.
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Police say the searches resulted in the seizure of about two pounds of crystal methamphetamine, under one half ounce of cocaine, and two cars.
They also say Colin-Castaneda and Gutierrez-Armenta are in the country illegally, and have had U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers placed on them by Homeland Security Investigations.
Colin-Castaneda was charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances (CDS) and possession of CDS with intent to distribute.
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Gutierrez-Armenta and Coronel were charged with conspiracy to distribute CDS, possession of CDS, and possession of CDS with intent to distribute.
They were all remanded to Camden County Jail.
They were arrested by members of the Camden County Sheriff’s Department Emergency Response Team (SERT). Also assisting in the investigation were the Gloucester Township Police Department Special Investigations Unit, Homeland Security Investigations Cherry Hill Office, the Cherry Hill, Winslow Township and Pennsauken police departments, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Suburban Narcotics Task Force, Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Unit,and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration/Camden High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).
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