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A barber shop and used car lot were fronts for a large-scale North Jersey drug trafficking ring, said authorities who seized nearly 21 pounds of fentanyl, 7½ pounds of cocaine, a loaded gun and more while arresting 20 people in Hudson, Bergen, Essex and Union counties.
Nearly two dozen locations in New Jersey and New York were raided and nearly four pounds of meth, more than a pound and a half of fentanyl and $118,395 in cash were seized by a team headed by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force working with federal Homeland Security Investigations and the NYPD, they said Wednesday.
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The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and the New York Police Department, along with many other law enforcement partners, arrested 20 people, recovered $1 million worth of drugs, and $118,395 in cash as part of a massive bust.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
In addition to the arrests, officers seized more than 9,400 grams of fentanyl, more than 3,400 grams of cocaine, more than 1,700 grams of methamphetamine, more than 800 grams of fentanyl pills, approximately 8 grams of heroin, and a loaded firearm, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said in a statement.
The operation’s ring leader and a major supplier of cocaine, fentanyl and heroin in Northern New Jersey – Juan Tejada of Union City – has been charged along with his intricate web of nearly two dozen associates.
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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“Ms. Suarez, no stranger to making history, if confirmed would become the first Latina United States Attorney in New Jersey history. A proud daughter of immigrants and a product of a working class community in Hudson County, Ms. Suarez has proven to be a servant leader,” the group said in a statement.
“From her notable practice representing governmental entities to her bipartisan appointment as a state court judge and chief county prosecutor, Ms. Suarez has a record of lifting diverse communities all while weathering with grace the tumultuous political scorn that afflict those that break molds.”
Hudson prosecutor receives two more endorsements for U.S. Attorney
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
Posted Feb 01, 2021
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said the office responded properly to a sex assault claim against a Murphy aide. Jersey Journal file EJAEJA
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The endorsements for Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez as New Jersey’s No. 1 federal law enforcement officer are piling up.
Over the weekend, the Police Chiefs Association of Hudson County and the Latino American Democratic Association (LADA) announced their support for the Bayonne native for U.S. Attorney for New Jersey after Craig Carpenito resigned last month.
Suarez, who was a state Superior Court judge before taking over the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in 2015, is one of several people reportedly being considered for the position. Other names often mentioned are Lee Vartan, the son of former Kearny Mayor Leo Vartan, and Henry Klingeman, Jenny Kramer, Phil Sellinger, Jamel Semper and Ric
Jersey City man charged in New Year’s Day hit-and-run surrenders, prosecutor says
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
Asim Murrell, 42, of Jersey City is wanted in connection to a Jan. 1 hit-and-run crash that left a woman seriously injured, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.Courtesy of the HCPO
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The man charged in a hit-and-run that left a 26-year-old woman seriously injured on New Year’s Day has surrendered to authorities, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Asim Murrell, 42, of Jersey City was wanted on charges of leaving the scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury, hindering apprehension, and causing serious bodily injury while driving with a suspended license.