2 New Jersey Men Charged With Distributing 10,000 Oxycodone Pills

• 2 New Jersey men arrested in oxycodone scheme
• Authorities allege they moved over 10,000 pills since April 2024
• Both face 20 years in prison if convicted

Two people from the Garden State have been arrested for allegedly pushing thousands of oxycodone pills to street-level drug users.

60-year-old Michael Kiszka of East Hanover and 50-year-old Gregory Kubina of Whiting are both charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone.

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Alleged Scheme

Federal authorities say the duo engaged in a scheme to obtain high-dosage oxycodone pills from several doctors in New Jersey and then sell those pills to street-level drug users.

Officials allege that beginning around April 2024, Kiszka and Kubina were responsible for diverting over 10,000 oxycodone pills.

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Legal Proceedings

If convicted, each defendant faces up to 20 years behind bars and a $1 million fine.

On September 11th, both men made their initial appearances in federal court and were released on a $100,000 unsecured bond.

The government is represented in this case by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kruti D. Dharia and Jake A. Nasar of the Office’s Health Care Fraud and Opioids Abuse Prevention Unit.

The public is reminded that charges are accusations and all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.