2017 News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 29, 2017

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State Police Arrest Five Trenton Residents,
Seize Guns, Drugs, Weapons and $26,000 Cash

Trenton, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested five Trenton residents for possession of heroin, marijuana, and a cache of weapons and ammo after a month-long, multi-jurisdictional investigation.

On Thursday, March 23, detectives from the New Jersey State Police Gangs and Organized Crime Central Unit, TEAMS Central Unit, K-9 Unit, Crime Suppression Central Unit, and Fugitive Unit, along with agents from the U.S. Marshals Service, searched one home on Walnut Avenue and two residences on Jarvis Place, which resulted in the arrests of five individuals and the seizure of guns, knives, ammunition, and cash.  Troopers arrested and charged the following:

John Vega, 31
Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (3 counts)
Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute
Possession of CDS in School Zone
Certain Persons not to Possess Weapons
Possession of Other Weapons


Edgar Yu, 28
Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (2 counts)
Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute
Possession of CDS in School Zone
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Maintaining a Fortified Drug Structure


Julisa Burton, 26
Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (2 counts)
Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute
Possession of CDS in School Zone
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Maintaining a Fortified Drug Structure


Luciano Vega, 34
Money Laundering
Possession of CDS Marijuana
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia


Brendaliz Lucret, 39
Money Laundering
Possession of CDS Marijuana
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia


The following evidence and property were seized as a result of the investigation:

Loaded Smith & Wesson .357 revolver
Loaded Lorcin .380 semi-automatic handgun
Loaded Mossberg sawed off pump action shotgun
Approximately 4 bundles of CDS heroin
Approximately 15 grams of CDS marijuana
$25,633.00 in Cash
Multiple knives, swords, a machete and metal knuckle knives
Drug Paraphernalia
Buck shot ammunition rounds
.38 caliber ammunition rounds
.380 caliber ammunition rounds
.357 caliber ammunition rounds

John Vega and Luciano Vega were both lodged in Mercer County Jail, and all other suspects were released on their own recognizance. The case is being prosecuted by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.

Charges are mere accusations and the suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.

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