Nationwide Drug Ring Ran Through Monmouth County 'Stash House'

More than 10 kilograms of cocaine moved through a "stash house" in a Monmouth County town that was part of a recently discovered nationwide drug ring, according to court documents.

Some of it was found in the trunk of a car. Other parts of the operation were run through a house whose location was undisclosed, according to court documents.

Court documents published by The Asbury Park Press said a "premises in Monmouth County, New Jersey" used by a confidential source as a "stash house" was searched by the DEA on Aug. 30, 2017 after a nationwide operation was discovered.

Monmouth County was viewed as a stopping point for operators who were distributing the drugs throughout the country, according to the documents.

Among the items seized from the stash house were approximately 2.9 kilos of cocaine. The drugs had been supplied by a man named Ali Mumin Hagi-Sufi, according to the documents.

A 5-kilogram shipment of suspected cocaine then arrived in New Jersey on or about Sept. 2, 2017, and a 2-kilogram shipment of suspected cocaine arrived in New Jersey on or about Sept. 15, 2017, according to the documents.

Hagi-Sufi — also identified as "Pirate" — and Ali Muridi Hagisufi were indicted in connection to the scheme, according to a court document made public Tuesday and then published by The Press. Ali Mumin Hagi-Sufi was charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance analogue, distribution of cocaine and using a cellphone to commit a felony.

DEA agents ultimately searched a house in Monmouth County and seized 2.9 kilos of cocaine, and locating another kilo in the trunk of a car, according to the report. The document didn't give the exact location of the house, nor did it identify the town.

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