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Drug Possession Charges Spring from Bordentown Resident Complaints

By Lependorf & Silverstein

A suspect was arrested after Bordentown township residents complained that he was allegedly selling oxycodone pills. According to an article in the Register News, a 23-year- old man was charged with unlawful possession of oxycodone and the possession of oxycodone with intent to distribute as well as tampering with evidence, after he was apprehended in a Chickie and Pete?s restaurant parking lot. Oxycodone is a drug used to relieve pain that can have the same effects as heroin. It is considered a controlled substance under New Jersey law. The police claim that the suspect placed an item down his pants as he fled from them. While conducting a search of the suspect, the police say that they found 34 oxycodone pills. The suspect was arrested and sent to the Burlington County jail...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on June 03, 2010 (boomark / email).