Two people are facing drug charges following a two-month-long investigation across multiple jurisdictions in the southern half of New Jersey.
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said it worked with the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and the Brick Township, Gloucester Township, and Robbinsville Township Police Departments regarding the distribution of illegal narcotics in the Ocean County area.
Through their work, officials said they identified homes in Trenton and Clementon as being used by 53-year-old Joshua Hunter of South Toms River and 41-year-old Mary Copestick of Clementon to store and distribute cocaine.
Traffic Stop Leads to Alleged Cocaine Discovery
On February 26th, detectives conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by Copestick with Hunter as a passenger, and the pair was taken into custody without incident.
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Prosecutors said as they were being removed from the vehicle, detectives “observed approximately 360 grams of cocaine in plain view.”
Approximately $150,000 in Assets Seized
Detectives then executed search warrants on the two homes, and “approximately $150,000 in assets suspected to be the proceeds of criminal activity” were seized…