By The newspaper
03 Apr 2024, 09:28 AM EDT
William Adrover Rodríguez was detained as a suspect after authorities seized half a million dollars worth of cocaine at a motel in New Jersey, leading to the arrest of three more Hispanics.
According to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri, an investigation led police to a “Motel 6” in Lawrence Township on March 21. There they found Adrover Rodríguez staying in a room surrounded by 5.1 kilograms of cocaine worth about $500,000.
Adrover Rodriguez, a 38-year-old Ohio resident, was charged with several drug-related charges. Three other Hispanics were arrested on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, the prosecutor said.
Pix11 He identified them as Jamie Acevedo Correa (42) and Manuel Castro Velázquez (46), New Jersey residents; and Elvin Pérez Medina (34) from Puerto Rico. Police from Ewing, Hamilton, Lawrence and Trenton (NJ), as well as the FBI and DEA, worked with the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force during this investigation that lasted several weeks, he noted. NJ.com.
All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
In a similar case, last week eight migrants were arrested in a basement apartment in the Bronx (NYC) after police found several weapons and at least 3 ounces of drugs in the same room where a 7-year-old boy was playing. .