HCPO arrests 12 people and recovers 3 firearms in Jersey City drug investigation

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics and Gangs Task Force arrested 12 people, also recovering three firearms, in a Jersey City drug investigation on Clinton Avenue, Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced.

The arrests were made with the assistance of the Jersey City Police Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

As a result of the months-long investigation, three firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and various quantities of cocaine, heroin, and prescription drugs were seized.

The investigation was initiated after law enforcement received reports of narcotics being distributed on Clinton Avenue in Jersey City…

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