Nine Charged In Paterson-Based Cocaine-Supply Ring: Kilos, Guns, Cash Found
PATERSON, N.J. -- Nine members of a Paterson-based major cocaine supply network were indicted following a joint investigation that involved the Passaic County Sheriff's Office and State Police, authorities said Tuesday.
Investigators seized nearly 18 pounds of cocaine, a small quantity of heroin, 82 pills containing fentanyl, three handguns and more than $76,000 in drug proceeds during what was called “Operation Stillwater,” Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.
The top suppliers in the network are all from Paterson, New Jersey's third-largest city, Grewal said:
Jose Encarnacion, 35, wa…
