A Pleasantville man was indicted last week on money laundering and first-degree drug charges.
Eric Paige, 42, was found with about 9.6 ounces of cocaine, along with narcotics packaging and distribution materials when his home was raided in March, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner said Monday.
Detectives also seized $66,424 and Paige's BMW X5, Tyner said.
Paige, who was arrested last year after a car stop led to drug charges, has been jailed since March.
"I would like to applaud the collaborative efforts of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, the DEA and the Liberty Mid-Atlantic HIDTA Task force throughout this investigation," Tyner said. "We are all committed to reducing the trafficking of illegal drugs in Atlantic County and the violence associated with it."
Tyner's office had not previously announced the arrest nine months ago.
“Every drug dealer taken off the streets makes a community safer,” said Susan A. Gibson, special agent in charge of the DEA’s New Jersey Division. “Drug-trafficking and violence go hand in hand, and it is our mission at the DEA to collaborate with our law enforcement partners to pursue those who pose the greatest risk to our residents.”
