Police find 2,700 heroin bags, gun and $6k in Lakewood bust
Police say officers recovered 2,700 bags of heroin, a loaded 9mm handgun and $6,000 in cash from a Lakewood man's home. Police arrested 23-year-old Virgilio Lopez-Olivera on drug possession and distribution
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Sep 15, 2015, 2:06 PM
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Updated 3,430 days ago
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Police say officers recovered 2,700 bags of heroin, a loaded 9mm handgun and $6,000 in cash from a Lakewood man's home.
Police arrested 23-year-old Virgilio Lopez-Olivera on drug possession and distribution charges along with weapons offenses.
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato says Lopez-Olivera was apprehended following a month-long investigation into drug activity within the area.
Lopez-Olivera is being held at the Ocean County jail in lieu of $300,000 bail.
It's not known if he has a lawyer who can comment on the charges.
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