LACEY – After a box of marijuana showed up on someone’s front door, police tracked it to a six-figure growing and dealing operation.
Local residents told police that a repurposed Amazon box was delivered to their home on March 15. They found marijuana inside.
Police said they learned that the person who delivered it was John Vincentini, 64, of Lacey. A court-authorized search of his property on March 21 turned up approximately 10 pounds of marijuana, 15 plants, drug paraphernalia, “two assault firearms, a rifle-style BB gun,” and about $150,000.
Vincentini was charged with Manufacturing Marijuana in a Quantity of More than Five Pounds but Less than 25 Pounds, Distribution of Marijuana in a Quantity of More than One Ounce but Less than Five Pounds, Possession of Marijuana, two counts of Possession of an Assault Firearm, Unlawful Possession of a Rifle, three counts of being a Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon, and Financial Facilitation.
His wife, Karen Vincentini, 64, was charged with Manufacturing Marijuana in a Quantity of More than Five Pounds but less than 25 Pounds, Possession of Marijuana, two counts of Possession of an Assault Firearm, and Financial Facilitation.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Lacey Police Chief Christopher Kenny commended the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, Lacey Township Police Department, and Lacey Detective Bureau, for their collective efforts in connection with this investigation.
Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.
