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Jersey City Vehicle Stop Results in Major Fentanyl Bust

Jersey City Vehicle Stop Results in Major Fentanyl Bust

Jersey City Times Staff
July 20, 2021/in header, Latest News, News
by Jersey City Times Staff

A backpack belonging to the occupant of a car stopped by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force has yielded a large quantity of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 80-100 times stronger than morphine, and heroin.

Juan Gomez Elizabeth New JerseyFollowing the July 13 stop, Juan Gomez, 37, of Elizabeth was arrested when a search of his backpack produced approximately one kilogram of fentanyl. A search of Gomez’s apartment on Fairmount Avenue in Elizabeth a day later resulted in the seizure of an additional 1,200 grams of fentanyl.

The arrest followed a six-week long investigation by the Task Force and the execution of multiple search warrants.

Fentanyl, traditionally used to treat extreme pain in cancer and hospice patients, has been blamed for a nearly 30% increase in overdose deaths during the COVID pandemic.

Gomez has been charged with Possession of CDS [Controlled Dangerous Substance] With Intent to Distribute and Possession of CDS With Intent to Distribute Within 500 Feet of a Public Park. Additional and upgraded charges are pending.

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration – Newark, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hudson County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit, with the investigation and arrests.

 

 

Tags: Jersey City Crime and Safety
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