BERKELEY – Two residents have been arrested and charged with distributing heroin after multiple concerned citizens suspected drug dealing, police said.
Over the past several months, the Berkeley Township Police Department received numerous neighbor complaints regarding an increase in car and pedestrian traffic on Fernwood Drive in the Glen Cove section of Bayville. Many residents alleged that a home was being used to deal drugs.
As a result, police executed four court authorized search warrants on a home on Fernwood Drive as well as three separate cars connected to the residents.
During the search, authorities seized included over 1,500 individual doses of heroin which was packaged for resale, $1,800 and paraphernalia associated with distribution. In addition, a quantity of cocaine was found within the home.
The residents, 33-year-old Anthony Owen and 42-year-old Andrea Dekker, were both arrested are charged for the following:
Owen was charged with possession of heroin (2nd degree) possession of heroin with the intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Dekker was charged with possession of heroin and possession of heroin with the intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia.
More arrests are likely as the evidence is processed, police said.
The Berkeley Township Police would like to thank the concerned citizens who alerted police of their suspicions.
Residents are reminded that they can report suspicious activity by contacting the Berkeley Township Police Department Tip Line at 732-341-1132 ext. 611. As always, tips can be anonymous.
