WILDWOOD — A city man was arrested on
drug charges after authorities searched his home and found $10,000
worth of heroin and synthetic marijuana, Cape May County Prosecutor
Jeffrey H. Sutherland said Tuesday.
Gonzalo
Soto’s arrest was the result of an investigation into the sale of
heroin in Wildwood and throughout the county, Sutherland said in a news
release.
Authorities on Tuesday
executed a court-authorized search of Soto’s home in the 200 block of
East Rio Grande Avenue. During the search, they found more than one
ounce of suspected heroin and other drugs with an estimated value of
more than $10,000. Authorities also seized synthetic marijuana, drug
paraphernalia used in the manufacturing of drugs for distribution and
$4,398 in cash.
Soto, 40, was charged with maintaining and operating a drug-production facility, drug manufacturing, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of synthetic cannabinoid, money laundering and a disorderly persons offense.
Soto, 40, was charged with maintaining and operating a drug-production facility, drug manufacturing, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of synthetic cannabinoid, money laundering and a disorderly persons offense.
He is being held in the Cape May County jail.
If convicted, Soto faces as much as 20 years in state prison on the drug-facility charge, Sutherland said
Brandon Soto, 19, was also arrested
during the search and charged with drug possession, drug distribution
and a disorderly persons offense.
No comments:
Post a Comment