Mar 12, 2025 | Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office (BCPO) | cash deposits | cocaine | Corruption Bureau | evading a transaction reporting requirement | evidence vault | fentanyl | filing a fraudulent tax return | Financial facilitation of criminal activity | Indictment | lieutenant | narcotics | NJSP Laboratory | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | Official Misconduct | Pattern of official misconduct | possession of a controlled dangerous substance | Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Substance | removed and tampered with drug evidence | seized illegal drugs | Special Victims Unit | Structuring one or more transactions | Tampering with Physical Evidence | Tampering with public records or information | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced a state grand jury has indicted a suspended Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office (BCPO) lieutenant after he allegedly removed and tampered with drug evidence, including cocaine and fentanyl, on multiple occasions.
May 8, 2023 | “Operation 293 Flip” | cocaine | Crystal Meth | DCJ Gangs and Organized Crime Bureau North Unit | gun trafficking | heroin | Illegal Activity | Illegal Guns | Investigations | NJSP Weapons Trafficking North Unit | Paterson | PPD Narcotics Unit | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Division of Criminal Justice | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | New Jersey State Police | NJ CARES | Press Release
For Immediate Release: May 8, 2023 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralNew Jersey State Police- Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, SuperintendentDivision of Criminal Justice- Pearl Minato, DirectorPaterson Police Department- Frederick Fife,...
Oct 24, 2022 | "Operation Drive-Through" | AR-15s | cocaine | Drug Distribution Ring | handguns | heroin | Investigation | Newark | Division of Criminal Justice | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release
8-Month Investigation Led to Seizure of AR-15s, Handguns, Heroin & Cocaine For Immediate Release: October 24, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Pearl Minato, Director For Further Information:...
Nov 1, 2021 | “Operation Park and Pennington” | cocaine | Crack Cocaine | Gangs | heroin | Illegal Guns | Large Capacity Magazines | oxycodone | Pennigton | Percocet | Xanax | Division of Criminal Justice | Gun Violence | Press Release
Six handguns, 800 rounds of ammunition, and six large-capacity magazines seized in “Operation Park and Pennington” For Immediate Release: November 1, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal JusticeLyndsay V....
