ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Police in Robbinsville made a large drug bust on Thursday outside a large warehouse inside the Matrix Business Park on New Cayton Way.
Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reports that a month-long investigation into narcotics distribution in the county led to one arrest and the seizure of $25,000 in heroin.
As a result of information obtained during the investigation, members of the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Robbinsville Township Police Department initiated surveillance of a warehouse parking lot on New Cayton Way in Robbinsville on Thursday, January 26.
At approximately 6:40 p.m., officers observed Melvin Leonard driving a black Nissan Altima. He was detained without incident.
During an exterior sniff of the vehicle, Sgt. Tom Paglione utilized his K-9 partner, Indy, and Indy alerted to the smell of narcotics on the passenger side door. During the execution of the search warrant, officers discovered approximately 150 bricks of heroin inside a reusable shopping bag with a shoe box.
The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Leonard, 34, of East Orange, NJ, pending his trial for multiple drug offenses.
It is estimated that the street value of the heroin confiscated is approximately $25,500, according to Prosecutor Onofri.