Drug Distribution Scheme Nets Prison Sentence For Morris County Man

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — A Morris County man has been sentenced to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to distributing drugs through the U.S. Postal Service.

Eldridge Cruzado, 21, of Kenvil, entered a guilty plea to second-degree distribution of lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, on Nov. 13, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll.

He was sentenced on Jan. 5 to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison for the distribution offense, authorities said.

“This resolution was the result of excellent police work by the Roxbury Township Police Department, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Special Enforcement Unit. It continues a trend in the right direction of removing dangerous narcotics from our streets and bringing accountability to those who seek to endanger our community,” Carroll said.

In May and June 2023, Cruzado was the subject of an investigation by the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, the Roxbury Township Police Department, and the United States Postal Inspection Service, according to the authorities.

Cruzado was suspected of distributing drugs throughout the state and nation by delivering drug packages to multiple post offices located in Morris County.

Several of these packages were seized, resulting in the discovery of a large quantity of LSD, police said. Cruzado was later arrested during a search warrant at his home.

"This was a ground-up investigation that involved hours of good police work by everyone involved," Chief Dean Adone of the Roxbury Township Police Department said.