Drugs

Fifty-two people were charged today in a massive heroin sweep undertaken by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and a number of other law enforcement agencies, Acting Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni announced.

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A coalition of supporters wants Trenton lawmakers to override Governor Christie's conditional veto of the good samaritan bill to provide legal protection for anyone who witnesses a drug overdose and calls it in.

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A 40-year-old Waretown woman awaits a court date in Barnegat on heroin possession charges, following a Monday night roadside stop in the township.

Police say they pulled Maryann Vandevelde's car to the shoulder of Route 9 around 7:00 PM

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A new designer drug that is often mixed with candy has made its way to the East Coast and its been linked to teen overdoses across the country.

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The Chief of Buena Borough's police department in Atlantic County is out of a job and banned from elected or appointed public posts in New Jersey after admitting that he used fraudulent means to obtain a prescription medication

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A new public service campaign has been launched to raise awareness about the growing problem of prescription drug abuse in the Garden State.

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No matter where you live in New Jersey, there is now a safe and secure spot to dispose of any unused or expired medications that may be lying around your home.

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New Jersey legislators in the fifth district have announced a bill in the works to increase penalties for those dealers caught selling "wet" - a drug most commonly created by lacing marijuana with PCP.

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Abuse of so-called designer drugs, synthetic marijuana and bath salts has taken a big drop following a statewide ban in New Jersey.

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Five people from Red Bank face charges connected to a probe of suspected drug distribution in the borough.

Bail was set between $300,000 and more than $350,000 for Charles Johnson, 23; Charles Wilson, 25; Kareem Smith, 23; and David Hutchinson, 25, all of Red Bank

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