12 arrested for narcotics in Atlantic City surveillance operation

Saturday, April 6, 2019
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (WPVI) -- The Atlantic City Police Department have arrested 12 people for narcotics following a surveillance operation.

Detectives from the Special Investigations Section conducted a surveillance operation targeting individuals in possession of and distributing narcotics in the 1300 block of Atlantic Avenue.
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Authorities were following up on information provided to them by concerned citizens and business merchants.

Upon further investigation, ten men and two women were arrested.
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Detectives were able to recover one ounce of cocaine, 160 individual bags of heroin, marijuana and nearly $1,000 in cash.

Anyone with information about the distribution of narcotics is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Special Investigations Section at 609-347-5858.
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