WARETOWN – Two residents have been arrested and charged for distributing drugs after police seized methamphetamine and heroin from their home.
On July 29, detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, Ocean Township Police Department Detective Bureau and Patrol Division and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, performed a search warrant at a home in Waretown after investigation identified the house was being used it to store drugs.
Detectives seized about 40 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 20 grams of unpackaged heroin/fentanyl, and other evidence indicating narcotics distribution. In addition, around $13,000 was also seized by law enforcement.
As a result, residents Daniel Labiak, 47, and Jaclyn Applegate, 37, both from Waretown, were arrested.
Labiak was charged with Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Heroin With Intent to Distribute, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Heroin, Financial Facilitation of Criminal Activity and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was processed at Ocean Township Police Headquarters, and is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.
Applegate was charged with Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of More than One-Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Heroin With Intent to Distribute, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Heroin, Financial Facilitation of Criminal Activity and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was processed at Ocean Township Police Headquarters and released on a summons pending a future court appearance.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer commended the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Asset Forfeiture Unit, Ocean Township Police Department Detective Bureau and Patrol Division, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 and Field Services Units, for their combined and collective assistance in connection with this investigation.
