Drug bust

Two Ocean County men face eight years in prison each after pleading guilty to running a drug production facility that included cocaine, meth and marijuana at homes in Brick and Manchester.

Long Beach Police confiscate a major haul at the home of a township man whose now facing serious drug charges.

Five Monmouth County residents and a South Carolina man are face 16-drug and weapon related charges each as the result of a six-month narcotics investigation.

Brick Township Police arrested two men on drug-related charges Thursday after members of the Department's Selective Enforcement Team observed them allegedly making a transaction in the area of Herbertsville and Millbrook Roads. 31-year-old Derek Brian of Howell admitted buying $50 worth of heroin after police pulled stopped his vehicle near Herbertsville Road and Maple Avenue, according to Brick P

Former escapee Arthur Buckel is back behind bars after being captured on Monday in Ocean County, but the manhunt that tracked him down also caused some trouble for four other New Jersey residents.

A traffic stop on Route 547 in Manchester Township Monday night led to the arrest of two Middlesex County men on drug charges.

Toms River police uncovered 700 bags of heroin, 118 bags of crack cocaine, prescription pills, scales and packing material, and more than $5,000 cash from a room at the Howard Johnson's Motel on Hooper Avenue, according to Department spokesman Ralph Stocco.