Four Charged After Drug Raid Seizes 200 Bags of Drugs

Police arrested four individuals in raids at two New Street residences and also seized 200 bags of heroin and pills, as well as a handgun. County officials said the two homes were suspected hotbeds of drug distribution.

The May 17 raid of the homes in the 2100 block of New Street in Toms River resulted in charges for four individuals inside the two residences, said Captain Jack Sramaty of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

The raid was without incident, using officers from the Prosecutor’s Special Operations Group and Toms River Police Department to execute a search warrant at the two addresses, which were a few doors away from each other.

Sramaty said in an announcement today that the two addresses were suspected drug distribution centers.

"Both residences were identified as being utilized by the individuals listed below to facilitate their drug distribution activities," he said.

Police seized approximately 200 bags of heroin and prescription medications including Oxycontin pills, Sramaty said. Also seized was a loaded .22 caliber handgun.

Four individuals were charged as a result of the raid, Sramaty said. Among the charges were possession of a controlled dangerous substance within 500 feet of a public park, as the Little League fields are nearby on Windsor Avenue.

Leo Johnson, 36, of New Street, was charged with possession of heroin under one half ounce, possession of heroin under one half ounce with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during the commission of a CDS offense and possession of CDS (Heroin) with intent to distribute while being within 500 feet of a public park. Johnson’s bail was set at $150,000 cash only.

Krista Huerta, 39, of New Street, was charged with possession of heroin under one half ounce, possession of heroin under one half ounce with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during the commission of a CDS offense and possession of CDS (Heroin) with intent to distribute while being within 500 feet of a public park. Huerta’s bail was set at $150,000 no ten percent.

Danilo Garcia, 35 of New Street, was charged with possession of heroin, possession of CDS (Oxycontin), possession of CDS (Oxycontin) with intent to distribute and possession of CDS (Oxycontin) with intent to distribute while being within 500 feet of a public park. Garcia’s bail was set at $50,000 no ten percent.

Michael Bezak, 33, of Letts Landing Avenue in Waretown, was charged with possession of heroin. Bezak was released on a summons.

Assisting in the execution of the search warrants were members of the Toms River Police ESU Team and the Ocean County Sheriffs Department K-9 Unit.