A Berkeley Township man was arrested Tuesday after authorities discovered he was operating a "crack house" and offering prostitution in a retirement community, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office announced.
Jason Scala, 47, was charged with possessing and dealing in cocaine after detectives raided his house in the Holiday City section of Berkeley shortly before 9 p.m., Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato and Berkeley police Chief Karin DiMichele announced.
Jason Andrew Scala, 47, of Berkeley Township.
Authorities became aware of the house on Bediviere Court after concerned residents in the area alerted police to the high volume of cars and people visiting the home, the prosecutor's statement said.
Authorities said the home was being used as a "crack house," a place for people to visit to buy and use drugs. It was also being utilized for prostitution and as an unlicensed tattoo parlor, the statement said.
During the raid, authorities found cocaine and materials used to sell the drug. They also found prescription pills, marijuana and a substance believed to be heroin, according to authorities.
Scala was taken to the Ocean County jail following his arrest.
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