Man Arrested In Mercer County In Widespread Cocaine Ring: Police

One person was arrested and $30,000 in drugs were seized following a 10-month investigation into a cocaine ring throughout South Jersey this week, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced on Wednesday.

Michael Galdamez, 36, of Glassboro, is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession with the intent to distribute. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain him.

He was arrested without incident in his black Yukon at the Roebling Market in Trenton on Monday, Onofri said. He was in possession of 280 grams of cocaine at the time of his arrest, Onofri said.

The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office then executed a search warrant at Galdamez’s home in Glassboro, where they say they recovered an additional 20 grams of cocaine, approximately $4,000 in cash, empty cocaine kilogram packages and cocaine packaging materials. The seized cocaine has an approximate street value of $30,000.

The arrest followed multiple undercover and controlled purchases of cocaine that were conducted between June of 2017 and April of this year, along with countless hours of surveillance and investigation.

Onofri commended all of the agencies involved in the investigation and arrest, including Homeland Security Investigations, DEA – Camden Resident Office, Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, New Jersey State Police, and the Hamilton, Princeton and Trenton police departments, under the command of his Special Investigations Unit.

The attached image of Michael Galdamez was provided by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office