$70K In Cocaine Seized In Mercer Drug Bust

MERCER COUNTY, NJ – Following a two-month-long investigation, authorities seized $70,000 in cocaine and arrested two people, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said.

On Monday, members of the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force (MCNTF), along with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ewing, Hamilton and Trenton police, found Dayron Vaughn, 48, of Bristol, Pennsylvania, operating a motorcycle in the 400 block of West Hanover Street in Trenton at approximately 4 p.m.

A motor vehicle stop was conducted and Vaughn was found to be in possession of approximately 10 grams of cocaine, Onofri said.

As Vaughn was being taken into custody, members of the Mercer County Tactical Authorities executed of a search warrant at a residence in the 1300 block of Edgewood Avenue and detectives found a large amount of powder cocaine in a black safe and a significant amount of drug paraphernalia, including digital scales and packaging materials, in the basement.

Resident Barry Coles, 56, was present at the time and detained without incident, Onofri said.

Vaughn and Coles were charged with numerous first-degree narcotics offenses, including maintaining a drug manufacturing facility and lodged in the Mercer County Correction Center.

The prosecutor’s office will file motions to detain both men pending trial.

According to Onofri, a total of 700 grams of cocaine was recovered from the Edgewood Avenue property.

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