A Neptune man who sold drugs to a Long Branch man who later overdosed has been indicted by a Monmouth County Grand Jury, according to Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni.
Five Ocean County residents have been arrested following a sting by local law enforcement into the alleged dealing of crack-cocaine while a fifth resident remains a fugitive on the run.
Ocean County has a new prosecutor, Bradley Billhimer, a criminal defense attorney based in Toms River who is set to begin a five-year appointment this week.
The Bi-Partisan Heroin Task Force in Washington D.C., co-chaired by Jersey Shore Congressman Tom MacArthur, have introduced the Alert Act which give pharmacists a new tool to protect patients from opioid overuse.
Ocean County Prosecutor Joe Coronato will be in Washington this afternoon to testify at the House Global Health Subcommittee hearing to discuss the effects of fentanyl on the opioid crisis here in Ocean County.
Groups engaged in the battle against opioid abuse in Monmouth County will hold a very public, "Athletes & Opioids Conference" at Monmouth University on Wednesday.