Conover Street Drug Bust

Posted via APP.com:

Three Borough men have been arrested and charged after police conducted a drug bust in a Conover Street home on Friday, according to a breaking news story in the APP.

Detective Chris Otlowski and Patrolman James Richmond searched the duplex home on Friday evening around 6:30 PM, following an investigation that began in October, according to Lt. Mark Wodell.

The bust turned up large bags of cocaine and marijuana along with smaller, salable drug bags and more than $1,200 in suspected drug profits.

From the report:

Police said they arrested three men, in the basement: Oscar Lazo-Garcia, 24, who lived in the home, Gustavo Lopez, 21, of Clinton Street, and Angel Mendoza-Mejia, 29, of Sheriff Street.

Lazo-Garcia, Lopez and Mendoza-Mejia were each charged with possession of cocaine and more than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of both drugs with intent to distribute in a school zone, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

All three men are being held at the Monmouth County Jail, Freehold Township, with bail set at $35,000 each. Immigration and Customs Enforcement also issued detainers for the three men.

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