TRENTON – An Egg Harbor Township man was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 28 by members of the Atlantic City Task Force and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations on first-degree drug charges after they seized a half kilo of cocaine that was allegedly mailed to him and found 120 pounds of marijuana in a shed at his home, Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino said in a press release.
Jurggen Thomas, 23, was lodged in the Atlantic County jail after being arrested at his residence on West Jersey Avenue. He was charged with first-degree possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, first-degree possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, second-degree conspiracy to distribute cocaine, third-degree possession of cocaine and third-degree possession of marijuana.
The arrest was the result of a joint investigation by the task force and the HIS Cherry Hill office.
The investigation began after Homeland Security Investigations intercepted a package containing a half kilo of cocaine that had been mailed from Haiti to an address in Egg Harbor Township via UPS. Law enforcement then coordinated a controlled delivery of the cocaine yesterday to the address, which turned out to be the home of a friend of Thomas’.
A second controlled delivery was subsequently conducted at Thomas’ home, where Thomas accepted the parcel and was arrested. A search of the residence yielded five bundles containing a total of 120 pounds of marijuana in a small shed in the backyard.