POINT PLEASANT – After a two-month long investigation, authorities have charged five Ocean County residents for selling cocaine.
Police identified a home in Point Pleasant Beach, being used by Pablo Lezama, 43, Magdaleno Navasantos, 45, Felix Pacheco, 31, Miguel Alonso, 27, and Angel Pacheco, 44, all of Point Pleasant Beach, to store and distribute cocaine.
On March 17, officers searched the home and seized a quantity of cocaine individually packaged for distribution, and drug paraphernalia. As a result, all five individuals were arrested.
Pablo Lezama was charged with Possession of Less than One-Half Ounce of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Hindering Apprehension. Lezama was transported to the Ocean County Jail, and subsequently released as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform.
Magdaleno Navasantos was charged with Possession of Less than One-Half Ounce of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Cocaine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Navasantos was transported to the Ocean County Jail, and subsequently released as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform.
Felix Pacheco was charged with Possession of Less than One-Half Ounce of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Cocaine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Pacheco was transported to the Ocean County Jail, and subsequently released as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform.
Miguel Alonso was charged with Possession of Less than One-Half Ounce of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Hindering Apprehension. Alonso was served with the charges via summons pending an upcoming first appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.
Angel Pacheco was charged with Possession of Less than One-Half Ounce of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Cocaine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Pacheco was served with the charges via summons pending an upcoming first appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer commended the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, the Ocean County Northern Regional SWAT Team, United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations, Point Pleasant Beach Police Detective Bureau, Point Patrol Division, and K-9 Unit, for their combined and collective efforts in connection with this investigation.
The charges referenced are merely accusations and the public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
