2 Brothers Facing Drug Charges After Raid: Monmouth Prosecutor

EATONTOWN, NJ — Two local brothers who authorities say are part of a heroin and cocaine ring are facing drug charges after a raid at an area motel and residence.

Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni has been investigating the drug ring for the past three months.

On March 24, police executed search warrants at the Crystal Inn and at a private home in Oceanport (the 0-10 block of Gosselin Avenue). Detectives also searched two cars. Police say from all of those locations, they recovered more than 300 grams of cocaine, several pounds of marijuana, approximately $1,000 in cash and drug packaging materials.

The brothers, Herb Standard, 41, of Asbury Park, and Mark Standard, 40, of Oceanport, were arrested later that same day as the search warrants.

They were part of a local drug ring that peddled cocaine and heroin in this area, from Union Beach into Eatontown, said the prosecutor.

The older brother, Herb Standard, is charged with five counts of drug possession, including intent to sell and he is being held at the Monmouth County Jail.

Younger brother Mark Standard was charged with a single count of possession of drug paraphernalia and was released on a summons.

Detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics and Criminal Enterprise Unit, along with the Eatontown, Oceanport and Union Beach police, plus the Monmouth County Sheriff's office, did the investigation and arrests.

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