92.7 WOBM » Marijuana http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:16:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Ex-Shore Dweller Gets 20 Years for Indoor Marijuana Empire http://wobm.com/ex-shore-dweller-gets-20-years-for-indoor-marijuana-empire/ http://wobm.com/ex-shore-dweller-gets-20-years-for-indoor-marijuana-empire/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:25:19 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=234067 A 39-year-old who once called Port Monmouth home will spend at least 10 years in prison, and perhaps as many as 20, for running what New Jersey investigators call the largest indoor-marijuana growing operation ever uncovered in the state.

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]]> http://wobm.com/ex-shore-dweller-gets-20-years-for-indoor-marijuana-empire/feed/ 0 3 Adults, 3 Juveniles Face Multiple Drug Counts in Toms River http://wobm.com/3-adults-3-juveniles-face-multiple-drug-counts-in-toms-river/ http://wobm.com/3-adults-3-juveniles-face-multiple-drug-counts-in-toms-river/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 18:18:47 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=227521 Three Brick Township adults and three juveniles face a lengthy list of drug charges following a no-knock raid at a house in Toms River.

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]]> http://wobm.com/3-adults-3-juveniles-face-multiple-drug-counts-in-toms-river/feed/ 0 Ex-Manahawkin Resident Charged in Probe of Kid Drug Ring http://wobm.com/ex-manahawkin-resident-charged-in-probe-of-kid-drug-ring/ http://wobm.com/ex-manahawkin-resident-charged-in-probe-of-kid-drug-ring/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:19:26 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=201202 He's a superstorm refugee forced from his Manahawkin home to Mays Landing in Atlantic County's Hamilton Township. But Ocean County investigators believe that Enzo Pena also leads a dangerous drug ring that preys on kids.

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]]> http://wobm.com/ex-manahawkin-resident-charged-in-probe-of-kid-drug-ring/feed/ 0 Weed, Hashish Seized in Manchester http://wobm.com/weed-hashish-seized-in-manchester/ http://wobm.com/weed-hashish-seized-in-manchester/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:16:40 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=191575 More than a pound of marijuana and hashish land a Manchester 20-year-old in the Ocean County Jail in Toms River.

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]]> http://wobm.com/weed-hashish-seized-in-manchester/feed/ 0 Four Collared in Lakewood Drug Probe http://wobm.com/four-collared-in-lakewood-drug-probe/ http://wobm.com/four-collared-in-lakewood-drug-probe/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:13:28 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=186394 Ocean County's war on drugs escalates with the arrest of four people suspected of dealing from a house in Lakewood.

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]]> http://wobm.com/four-collared-in-lakewood-drug-probe/feed/ 0 Barnegat Teen Busted For Drugs During Traffic Stop http://wobm.com/barnegat-teen-busted-for-drugs-during-traffic-stop/ http://wobm.com/barnegat-teen-busted-for-drugs-during-traffic-stop/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:16:31 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=168764 A driving infraction leads to marijuana possession and related counts against a Barnegat 17-year-old.

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]]> http://wobm.com/barnegat-teen-busted-for-drugs-during-traffic-stop/feed/ 0 Courtesy Barnegat Police Department Six Arrested In Ocean County Drug Raids http://wobm.com/six-arrested-in-ocean-county-drug-raids/ http://wobm.com/six-arrested-in-ocean-county-drug-raids/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:02:49 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=161972 Ocean County's drug war rages on with six arrests in two warrant searches within four days.

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]]> http://wobm.com/six-arrested-in-ocean-county-drug-raids/feed/ 0 NJ Bill Would Toughen Penalties Against "Wet" Drug Dealers [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/nj-bill-would-toughen-penalties-against-wet-drug-dealers-audio/ http://wobm.com/nj-bill-would-toughen-penalties-against-wet-drug-dealers-audio/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:34:43 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=164482 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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]]> http://wobm.com/nj-bill-would-toughen-penalties-against-wet-drug-dealers-audio/feed/ 0 Cavan Images, Getty Images Alleged Manahawkin Marijuana Farmer Nipped In The Bud http://wobm.com/alleged-manahawkin-marijuana-farmer-nipped-in-the-bud/ http://wobm.com/alleged-manahawkin-marijuana-farmer-nipped-in-the-bud/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:17:36 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=119455 One marijuana plant would have been enough to land Frederick Scheimreif, Jr.,  of Manahawkin, in trouble with police. Twelve only worsened the situation.

Stafford police say an anonymous call about someone growing weed outside his dwelling led them to the 46-year-old's home in a trailer park

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]]> http://wobm.com/alleged-manahawkin-marijuana-farmer-nipped-in-the-bud/feed/ 0 Cavan Images, Getty Images Nine Nabbed In Ocean County Pot Busts http://wobm.com/nine-nabbed-in-ocean-county-pot-busts/ http://wobm.com/nine-nabbed-in-ocean-county-pot-busts/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:56:18 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=102836 Eight people from Berkeley Township and one from Manchester face marijuana-related charges in an ongoing quality-of-life probe by investigators of the Ocean County Prosecutor's office.

Armed with warrants, members of the county Special Operations Group and Berkeley Township police searched homes on Butler Boulevard and Holly Boulevard on Monday, July 2.

Investigators say they uncovered

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]]> http://wobm.com/nine-nabbed-in-ocean-county-pot-busts/feed/ 0 Anti Marijuana Ordinance Passes In Upper Freehold http://wobm.com/anti-marijuana-ordinance-passes-in-upper-freehold/ http://wobm.com/anti-marijuana-ordinance-passes-in-upper-freehold/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:26:51 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://wobm.com/?p=15903 With five "ayes" and no "nays" Upper Freehold Township unanimously passed it's ordinance prohibiting the town from considering any applications that violate Federal Law.

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]]> http://wobm.com/anti-marijuana-ordinance-passes-in-upper-freehold/feed/ 0 Elliot Wiesner addresses the committee against the ordinance (photo Ilya Hemlin, Townsquare Media)