Toms River Couple Sought On Cocaine Distribution Charges: Police

TOMS RIVER, NJ — A pair of Toms River residents are being sought on drug distribution charges after police found cocaine and marijuana in a motor vehicle the pair had been using, Toms River police said Wednesday.

Keary Bradley, 47, and Jyniene Hardy, 29, were charged on Feb. 13 after a monthlong investigation into cocaine distribution in the township, said Jillian Messina, media specialist for the Toms River Police Department.

The department's Special Enforcement Team executed a search warrant on a vehicle they had seized that the two had been using and found more than 3-1/2 ounces (103 grams) of cocaine and a pound of marijuana, Messina said.

Bradley and Hardy have been charged with were charged with possession of cocaine, second-degree possession of more than a half-ounce of cocaine with the intent to distribute, possession of more than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of over more than an ounce of marijuana with the intent to distribute, she said.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Bradley and Hardy is asked to contact the police department at 732-349-0150, ext. 1383.

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