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Three Arrested on Drug Charges

Crime | Thu, 02/02/2012 - 4:32 pm | Updated 15 weeks 5 days ago | Read 6294 | Commented 8 | Emailed 0

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COURT HOUSE —County Prosecutor Robert L. Taylor and Lower Township Police Chief Brian Marker, jointly announced the conclusion of an undercover narcotics investigation involving the Prosecutor's Office Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Task Force and the Lower Township Police Department Detective Division.

On February 1, members of the Cape May County Regional SWAT Team; Cape May County Prosecutor's Office and Lower Township Police Department, executed a court-authorized search warrant at 27 East Pacific Avenue, Villas.
During the course of the search of the residence several ounces of suspected marijuana were seized along with two imitation firearms and several hundred dollars of U.S. currency.

As a result of the investigation, the following subjects were arrested:

Mark A. Brown, 37, of East Pacific Avenue, Villas, was charged with 3rd Degree Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance-Cocaine, 3rd Degree Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance with the Intent to Distribute - Cocaine, 3rd Degree Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance –Cocaine, within 1,000 feet of school property, 4th Degree Possession of a Weapon, 3rd Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and 4th Degree Possession of a Weapon while being a Certain Person Not To Possess A Weapon. Bail was set by Judge Robertson of the Lower Township Municipal Court in the amount of $75,000, full cash.

Devionne Graves, 23, of East Pacific Avenue, was charged with 4th Degree Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance -Marijuana, 3rd Degree Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance with Intent to Distribute-Marijuana, and 3rd Degree Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana within 100 feet of School Property.
Robertson set bail in the amount of $35,000, full cash.

Jonathan Foye, 23, of the 500 block of North Wildwood Boulevard, Burleigh, was charged with Disorderly Persons Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance-Marijuana) under 50 grams and was released on a summons.

Taylor advises that persons convicted of a third degree crime may be sentenced between three and five years in state prison and persons convicted of fourth degree crimes may be sentenced to up 18 months in state prison. He acknowledged the cooperative efforts of both law enforcement agencies for the successful outcome of this investigation.

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Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:42am - Posted by: CelticStorm

The Government funded housing is killing the Villas, take the drugs and sex offenders and put them somewhere else, we had our turn, now lets make some other neighborhood put up with this, maybe cape may, stone harbor, avalon, most of these dregs are not even local. they do drug rehab in Florida for the winter and come back here for the summer. My street has two homes that are destroying the surrounding neighborhood. Also, what is up with ll the pregnant 14, 15 and 16 year. old parading down Bayshore road

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 8:01am - Posted by: Dave G

What's an "imitation firearm"?

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 11:35pm - Posted by: 1776

Legalize it!

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 11:25pm - Posted by: the truth

Taylor also advises that he will throw you in jail for three years for no apparent reason!!!

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 9:25pm - Posted by: rwiley52

OMG Marijuana a controlled dangerous substance,,,,,,, dumbest thing i ever hurd who cares about weed .......wut u gonna aarest people for carying under 50 grams of basil? its a plant when will people get it?........................................................................................................................................................................Oh yea how many people died of alchol related deaths? all i know is the "0" people died from marijuana ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO no one ever ever ever died and its a dangerous substance? how more people died form tylenol

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 7:52pm - Posted by: Syd Barrett

So a few go down, a few more will take their place. The cycle will never end as long as here is a market for it. Statistically, four out of every ten residents within the Villas Ghetto has had some form of illegal narcotics within their possession. This action will do little to deter or discourage the rest of the lot.

Columnated Ruins Dominoe....

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 7:40pm - Posted by: VillasOutsider

Mulligan Field will be alot safer now,with these scum-bags locked up.The jungle-jim will not be as fun with these losers gone.HAHAHAHA!,,,As you walked around there like you were tuff guys running the show there.

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 7:29pm - Posted by: River Rat

Another prime example of welfare at its finest! Very happy to hear this house was raided, glad my hard earned taxes are going towards these peoples rent, while they pay nothing but sell drugs down the street from where our children play.




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