The Barnegat Police Crime Reduction Unit had another busy year in 2019 as the agency continues to focus on drug distribution and gang-related offenses. According to a post on the department’s Facebook Page, the CRU made more than 140 arrests last year and seized over $70,000 in illegal drugs and contraband.
Among the types of offenses included were 72 charges of distribution or intent to distribute drugs, 58 charges of possession of heroin and 26 charges of possession of cocaine.
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