Hazlet Woman Charged In Major Monmouth County Heroin/Fentanyl Ring

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — A Hazlet woman was charged with cocaine possession, as Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the results of a major investigation into cocaine, heroin and fentanyl being funneled into Monmouth County.

Detectives with the Monmouth County Prosecutor have been quietly observing the drug ring for the past eight months.

The drugs came from North Plainfield and Paterson, said the prosecutor.

Yusef Kearney, 48, of North Plainfield, and Gerson Villeda Fajardo, 47, of Paterson, sold the drugs to Kaileem Davis, 47, of Tinton Falls and Tyking Pugh, 37, of Ocean Township, said police.

Pugh then supplied the drugs to Sammie Boynton, 44, of Middletown. From there, the drugs filtered across Monmouth County, said the prosecutor.

In May, police raided homes in Long Branch and Neptune Township where police say the drugs were being stored. Those search warrants resulted in the seizure of:

• Approximately 450 grams of fentanyl. Fentanyl can be lethal at just 2 milligrams, so the amount they found was enough to kill 225,000 people.
• Approximately 325 grams of cocaine
• Prescription Xanax pills
• Six pounds of marijuana
• A kilogram press, a pill press, multiple ink pads and stamps, cutting agents and approximately $27,350 in cash.
• A total of 22 types of folds meant for packaging individual doses of opioids. Three of those folds have been linked to fatal overdoses in Monmouth County in recent months, said the prosecutor.

Also in May, Monmouth County detectives raided two locations in Paterson, where they said they uncovered an active and fully functional fentanyl mill. Men were inside wearing surgical masks and actively packaging the drugs during the raid.

In total, 17 people were arrested:

• Yusef Kearney, 48, of North Plainfield charged with first-degree Distribution of Cocaine, first-degree Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute, first-degree Possession of Heroin with the Intent to Distribute, second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, second-degree Distribution of Heroin, second-degree Possession of Heroin with the Intent to Distribute, third-degree Possession of Cocaine, and third-degree Possession of Heroin
• Gerson Villeda Fajardo, 47, of Paterson is charged with first-degree Distribution of Cocaine, first-degree Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute, second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, second-degree Distribution of Heroin, second-degree Possession of Heroin with the Intent to Distribute, third-degree Possession of Cocaine, and third- degree Possession of Heroin;
• Pedro Torres-Rivera, 54, of Paterson is charged with first-degree Distribution of Cocaine, first-degree Maintaining a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) Production Facility, first degree Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute, second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, second-degree Distribution of Heroin, second-degree Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute, second-degree Possession of Fentanyl with the Intent to Distribute, second degree Possession of Heroin with the Intent to Distribute, third-degree Possession of Cocaine, third-degree Possession of Fentanyl, third-degree Possession of Heroin, and third-degree Possession of Drug Paraphernalia;
• Manuel Dejesus-Polanco, 54, of Paterson is charged with first-degree Maintaining a CDS Production Facility, second-degree Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute, second-degree Possession of Fentanyl with the Intent to Distribute, third- degree Possession of Cocaine, third-degree Possession of Fentanyl, and third- degree Possession of Drug Paraphernalia;
• Kaileem S. Davis, 47, of Tinton Falls is charged with first-degree Distribution of Cocaine, first-degree Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute, second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, and third-degree Possession of Cocaine;
• Tyking Pugh, 37, of Ocean Township is charged with second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, second-degree Distribution of Heroin, second-degree Possession of Heroin with the Intent to Distribute, second-degree Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Distribute, third-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Xanax, third-degree Distribution of Xanax, third-degree Possession of Heroin, third-degree Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Distribute within 1,000 Feet of a School, third-degree Possession of Xanax, and third-degree Possession of Drug Paraphernalia;
• Sammie Boynton, 44, of Middletown is charged with second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Xanax, second-degree Distribution of Heroin, second-degree Distribution of Xanax, second-degree Possession of Heroin with the Intent to Distribute, third-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, third-degree Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine, third-degree Distribution of Cocaine, third-degree Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute, third-degree Possession of Heroin, third-degree Possession of Heroin with the Intent to Distribute, and third-degree Possession of Xanax.
• Algieron M. Pines, 29, of Middletown is charged with third-degree Possession of Xanax with the Intent to Distribute, third-degree Possession of Cocaine, fourth-degree Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and fourth-degree Possession of Prescription Legend Drugs;
• Robert Diakow, 46, of Middletown is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Prescription Legend Drugs, third-degree Distribution of Prescription Legend Drugs, and third-degree Possession of Prescription Legend Drugs;
• Darrah D. Bacy, 35, of Tinton Falls is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, third-degree Distribution of Cocaine, third-degree Possession of Cocaine, and third-degree Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute;
• Saeed Wilson, 47, of Long Branch is charged with first-degree Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute, second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, and third-degree Possession of Cocaine;
• Marcus M. Carter, 38, of Eatontown is charged with first-degree Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute, second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, and third-degree Possession of Cocaine;
• Jerome A. Geathers, 45, of Howell is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Prescription Legend Drugs; third-degree Distribution of Prescription Legend Drugs, and third-degree Possession of Prescription Legend Drugs;
• Deborah A. Bost, 50, of Hazlet is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine and third-degree Possession of Cocaine;
• Allison L. Waltsak, 51, of Tinton Falls is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine and third-degree Possession of Cocaine;
• Geoffrey Melvin, 74, of Neptune Township is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Possess Oxycodone and third-degree Possession of Oxycodone;
• Jason Remp, 40, of Keansburg is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine and Possession of Cocaine

The following individuals have been criminally charged in the case, but not yet apprehended (photos of each were distributed to the media and can be seen above):

• Jeffrey Wells, 33, of Tinton Falls is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, third-degree Distribution of Heroin, third-degree Possession of Cocaine, and third-degree Possession of Heroin with the Intent to Distribute;
• Suzzette Depolmo, 34, of Atlantic Highlands is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Possess Heroin, third-degree Conspiracy to Possess Xanax, third-degree Possession of Heroin, and third-degree Possession of Xanax;
• Christopher Johnson, 43, of Keansburg is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Xanax, third-degree Conspiracy to Possess Heroin, third-degree Distribution of Xanax, third-degree Possession of Heroin, and third-degree Possession of Xanax;
• Ronald Remp, 44, of Keansburg is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Xanax, third-degree Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine/Heroin, third- degree Distribution of Xanax, third-degree Possession of Cocaine, third- degree Possession of Heroin, and third-degree Possession of Xanax;
• Kurtis D. Barnes, 45, of Atlantic City is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Xanax, third-degree Distribution of Xanax, and third-degree Possession of Xanax;
• Rasheen Yarbrough, 45, of Tinton Falls is charged with third-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, third-degree Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine, third-degree Distribution of Cocaine, third-degree Possession of Cocaine, and third-degree Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute

“The arrests and seizures announced today mark the end result of a herculean investigative effort involving innumerable moving parts, all seamlessly coordinated with the help of more than two dozen other law enforcement agencies,” said Monmouth County Prosecutor Santiago. “A criminal enterprise that has been poisoning our neighborhoods for the better part of a decade has been thoroughly dismantled, and I cannot commend enough, all of the dedicated men and women whose inexhaustible tenacity and commitment to collaboration made that possible.”