The Palmer Township’s Crime Reduction Unit initiated an undercover investigation that resulted in the seizure of 502 suspected fentanyl pills and a handgun, police said in a press statement released on Friday, Sept. 20.
Arrested and charged on Thursday, Sept. 19 according to police and court records were:
- Nazir Santos Jimenez, 21, of Easton, was charged with conspiracy to manufacture, deliver or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver; conspiracy to possess drugs; possessing drugs and use/possession of drug paraphernalia. His preliminary hearing is set for Thursday, Oct. 3, according to the District Court.
- Brandon Benot of Newark: Age and detailed charges were not immediately available).
- Ashton James Wassell, 21, of Phillipsburg, NJ, was charged with conspiracy to manufacture, deliver or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver; conspiracy to possess drugs; possessing drugs and use/possession of drug paraphernalia. His preliminary hearing is set for Thursday, Oct. 3, according to the District Court.