UpdatedFri, Jul 16, 2021 at 11:35 am ET
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31 people were charged when authorities took down a major drug ring operating in Somerset, Middlesex, and Union counties. (Courtesy of Somerset County Prosecutor s Office)
EDISON, NJ A estimated value of $559,000 worth of cocaine was seized and 31 people, including a man from Edison, were charged when authorities took down a major drug ring operating in Somerset, Middlesex, and Union counties.
Joselin Castillo, 30, of Grandview Avenue, was charged by prosecutors as the leader of a CDS trafficking network .
The investigation called Operation Triple Tragedy, took authorities five months to take down the cocaine dealing ring and arrest all of the people involved. Four people still remain wanted by authorities, said Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson.
$559K In Cocaine Seized, 31 Charged In Somerset County Drug Ring
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BUSTED: 31 Nabbed, 14 Pounds Of Coke, Firearms Seized In Massive Drug Distribution Scheme
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UpdatedThu, Jul 8, 2021 at 12:43 pm ET
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Jonathan Beatty, Raritan, has been charged with second-degree aggravated assault after prosecutors say that he attacked another man with an axe. He remains in jail pending a bail detention hearing. (Somerset County Prosecutor s Office)
RARITAN, NJ A 53-year-old Raritan man has been arrested and charged after police say he attacked a borough man with an axe, the Somerset County Prosecutor s Office(SCPO) announced on Thursday.
Johnathan W. Beatty has been charged with second-degree aggravated assault in the incident, which authorities said took place just before 1 a.m. on July 3.
Police went to West Somerset Street after receiving reports that a Raritan man had been attacked. Once there, officers found the man bleeding profusely from cuts to his back and arm, which had been caused by an axe, SCPO Michael Robertson said.
NJ Man Attacks Victim With Axe When Argument Turns Violent, Authorities Say
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