Elizabeth Man Arrested, Over 2 Kilos of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized By HCPO

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information this afternoon:

On July 13, 2021, following a six-week long investigation, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force executed search warrants leading to the seizure of more than two kilograms of heroin/fentanyl.

At approximately 10 p.m., detectives conducted a motor vehicle stop of a vehicle in Jersey City and later conducted a search warrant of a backpack belonging to an occupant of the vehicle, Juan Gomez, 37, of Elizabeth. The search of the backpack resulted in approximately one kilogram of heroin/fentanyl. A subsequent search of Gomez’s apartment on Fairmount Avenue in Elizabeth on July 14, 2021 resulted in the seizure of an additional 1,200 grams of heroin/fentanyl.

Gomez has been charged with Possession of CDS With Intent to Distribute (Fentanyl) in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5B(4), a crime of the second degree and Possession of CDS With Intent to Distribute (Fentanyl) Within 500 Feet of a Public Park in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35- 7.1, a crime of the second degree. Additional and upgraded charges are pending.