LAKEWOOD – A 32-year-old man has admitted to distributing drugs throughout Ocean County, officials said.
Pedro Reyes-Sevilla of Kenilworth pled guilty to Possession of Five Ounces or More of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute.
At the time of his sentencing on April 12, the State will be seeking a term of ten years in prison.
A two-week long investigation in January of 2021 revealed that Reyes-Sevilla was distributing cocaine in the Ocean County area.
On January 27, 2021, detectives established surveillance on Reyes-Sevilla and observed him leave the Elizabeth, New Jersey area and travel to Lakewood. Detectives pulled Reyes-Sevilla over in Lakewood and searched his car, recovering more than one kilogram of cocaine.
Reyes-Sevilla was taken into custody without incident at the scene. He was brought to the Ocean County Jail, and subsequently released as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform.
On December 1, 2022, Reyes-Sevilla was arrested again in Union County on unrelated charges, and has been detained in the Union County Jail since that date.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledged the diligent efforts of Assistant Prosecutor Stephen Burke who is handling the case on behalf of the State, and commended the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, United States Drug Enforcement Administration – High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas-Monmouth/Ocean Post of Duty (HIDTA/MOPOD) Group 5, Union County Prosecutor’s Office Street Crimes Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit, and Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation leading to Reyes-Sevilla’s guilty plea, and soon his state prison sentence.
