Crime & Safety

Heroin, Cocaine Found In Secaucus Home In Center Of Town: Police

A home on the 200 block of Front Street was found with two bags of raw heroin inside, cocaine, methamphetamines and ecstasy pills:

SECAUCUS, NJ — This man and woman were found with methamphetamine, cocaine, two bags of suspected raw heroin and suspected Adderall and ecstasy Friday afternoon in a house on the 200 block of Front Street, said Secaucus Police.

Edgar Agramonte, 38, of Union City and Jessica Murphy, 40, of Lake Hopatcong were both placed under arrest by Secaucus Police officers.

Secaucus Police responded to the home at 2:36 p.m. Friday to conduct a follow -up investigation. During a search of the Front Street home, the Union City man was found in possession of suspected cocaine and fifteen suspected ecstasy pills. He was arrested and also found to have an active warrant from Jersey City with a bail of $2,000.

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Also during a search of the residence, the woman was found in possession of more than 20 grams of suspected methamphetamine, two bags of suspected raw heroin and a quantity of suspected Adderall, along with drug paraphernalia. She was also placed under arrest.

“The Secaucus Police Department remains committed to proactive investigations to rid our town of dangerous drugs and hold those accountable who intend on distributing them within our community,” Chief Dennis Miller said. “I commend the hard work of my Anti-Crime Unit and their commitment to bringing these criminals to justice.”

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Agramonte was charged with two counts of drug charges. Murphy was charged with three counts of drug possession, plus three charges of intending to sell the drugs.

Both were lodged in the Hudson County Jail.

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