Drugs

A Mount Holly father and his girlfriend have been charged after a 2-year-old nearly died after ingesting hard drugs, prosecutors say.

Police in Manchester haul in a sizable amount of drugs after a Bayville man was found with $6,000 worth of Marijuana and LSD at a traffic stop.

A five month investigation has led to the arrest of a Bridgeton man, who New Jersey State Police say was selling drugs out of homes in Vineland and Millville.

Five people were arrested in Brick for drug and other charges, according to the Brick Township Police Department

Ocean County investigators teamed up to put an end to four New Jersey residents responsible for dealing cocaine in the area.

The opioid abuse epidemic continues to rage in New Jersey but there are hopeful signs the Garden State may finally be starting to turn the corner to recovery.

Federal officials have charged 20 people with being part of a cocaine-crack operation that stretched from Cliffwood in Monmouth County to Brick in Ocean County.

Carole Johnson, commissioner of the state Department of Human Services, said the giveaway is not just for people who have a friend or relative who’s a drug addict.

Fentanyl is a highly addictive opioid that has been behind an increase in deaths of heroin and cocaine users.

Saturday, April 27 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day across America, an event that began in the Garden State in 2009.