TRENTON – A 32-year-old man has been arrested for selling drugs and more after a multi-agency investigation found him using several locations to store and distribute heroin, officials said.
A joint investigation identified two homes in Trenton and a hotel room in South Brunswick were being used by Aramis Wiggins, 32, of Trenton, to hold and sell drugs.
On April 6, authorities executed search warrants on the two residences in Trenton, as well as the hotel room in South Brunswick.
As a result, detectives seized approximately 1800 wax folds of heroin, 55 suspected fentanyl pills, a loaded Hi-Point 9mm Carbine Rifle, a loaded Glock 30 Handgun, a Stoeger 9mm Handgun and approximately $9,000 in United States Currency.
Subsequently Wiggins was arrested at the hotel room in South Brunswick. He was charged with Distribution of less than One-Half Ounce of Heroin, Possession of more than One-Half Ounce but less than Five Ounces of Heroin with Intent to Distribute, Possession of less than One-Half Ounce of Heroin with Intent to Distribute, Possession of less than One-Half Ounce of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute, two counts of Possession of Heroin, Possession of Fentanyl, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon and two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, specifically handguns.
Wiggins was initially lodged in the Mercer County Jail, but subsequently released by the Court as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, United States Drug Enforcement Administration – HIDTA Group 5, Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Unit, Mercer County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Response Team, Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit, New Jersey State Police Crime Suppression Unit, Manchester Township Police Department Narcotics Enforcement Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department Special Crimes Unit, Toms River Township Police Department Special Enforcement Unit, and South Brunswick Township Police Department, 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
