Avenel Man Was Part Of Large-Scale Union County Drug Ring, Prosecutor Says

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — An Avenel man is one of 24 people charged with being part of a large-scale drug and illegal gun ring that mainly operated in Union County.

It was Linden Police who led the investigation into the drug ring, plus members of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Intelligence and Narcotics Division, a high-level law enforcement agency.

On May 29, police, plus various SWAT units, executed 14 search warrants in this area. Towns where the warrants were executed included Linden, Roselle, Elizabeth, Plainfield, Rahway, East Orange, Newark and Avenel.

The Avenel man who was arrested is Eugene Doss, 44, and he was charged with:

• Second-degree possession of a prescription legend drug with intent to distribute
• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances
• Fourth-degree possession of a prescription legend drug
• Fourth-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance
• Fourth-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute

A total of 24 people were arrested May 29 and police also seized "significant" quantities of cash, illegal drugs and illegal guns. Here is what police seized from various private homes throughout Union and Middlesex counties:

• $81,559 in United States currency
• 6 handguns
• 431 grams of suspected powder cocaine
• 73 grams of suspected crack/cocaine
• 2,149 prescription pills
• 500 prescription Xanax pills
• 32 fluid ounces of Promethazine
• 19 pounds of suspected marijuana
• 22 grams of suspected heroin
• 16 folds of suspected heroin
• 127 grams of suspected methamphetamine
• 112 grams of cutting agents used to process CDS
• Drug paraphernalia used for packaging CDS
• Drug paraphernalia used to operate a drug mill

"This network was operated by people ranging in age from their 20s to their 70s and conspired to distribute illicit drugs in the Union County area," said Union County Prosecutor William Daniel.

"This investigation dismantled a complex criminal network and disrupted the flow of illegal drugs into our cities," said Linden Police Chief David Hart.

Here are all 24 people charged in association with this narcotic ring:

Hamid Holloway, age 44, of East Orange:

• First-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute
• Second-degree certain persons not to have weapons
• Second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute
• Two counts of second-degree possession of a firearm while committing a controlled dangerous substances crime
• Three counts of third-degree possessing a controlled dangerous substance
• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances
• Fourth-degree possession of a large capacity ammunition magazine

Steve Dale, age 42, of Elizabeth:

• First-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
• Second-degree certain persons not to possess weapons
• Three counts of second-degree possession of firearm while committing controlled dangerous substances offense
• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances
• Third-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances
• Third-degree possession of firearm without a serial number
• Third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute within 1000 feet of school property
• Two counts of fourth-degree possession of a large capacity magazine

Khylah Brown, age 28, of Elizabeth:

• First-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
• Three counts of second-degree possession of firearm while committing controlled dangerous substances offense
• Third-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances
• Third-degree possession with intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances within 1000 feet of school property
• Third-degree possession of firearm without a serial number
• Two counts of fourth-degree possession of a large capacity magazine

Brian Perez, age 34, of Elizabeth:

• First-degree maintaining/operating a narcotics production facility
• Second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
• Two counts of second-degree possession with intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances within 500 feet of public property
• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances
• Third-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances
• Fourth-degree possession of a large capacity magazine

Diane Oreilly, age 64, of Roselle:

• First-degree maintaining/operating a narcotics production facility
• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances CDS

Joel Coupaud, age 70, of Roselle:

• First-degree maintaining/operating a narcotics production facility
• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute

Michael Giles, age 44, of Roselle:

• First-degree maintaining/operating a narcotics production facility
• Disorderly Persons use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia

Ildefonso Colon, age 28, of Roselle:

• Two counts of second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
• Third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of school property
• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance
• Two counts of third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance
• Third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
• Three counts of fourth-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance

Sean Kelly, age 32, of Elizabeth:

• Second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute
• Three counts of third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance
• Two counts of third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance

Edward Fish Jr., age 46, of Plainfield:

• Second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
• Second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute within 500 feet of public property
• Third-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances
• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances

Jessica Montes-Bustillo, age 25, of Elizabeth:

• Second-degree possession of a firearm while committing a controlled dangerous substances offense
• Second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute within 500 feet of public property
• Second-degree certain persons not to possess weapons
• Third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
• Fourth-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances

Anthony Brown, age 31, of Elizabeth:

• Second-degree possession of a firearm while committing a controlled dangerous substances offense
• Second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute within 500 feet of public property
• Third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
• Fourth-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances

Eugene Doss, age 44, of Avenel:

• Second-degree possession of a prescription legend drug with intent to distribute
• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances
• Fourth-degree possession of a prescription legend drug
• Fourth-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance
• Fourth-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute

Jevaughn Brown, age 30, of Rahway:

• Second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
• Second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute within 500 feet of public property
• Third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
• Third-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances

Naim Holloway, age 44, of East Orange:

• Second-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances with intent to distribute
• Third-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances

Federico Niditio, age 31, of Roselle:

• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances
• Four counts of third-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances

Tremain Chandler, age 52, of Roselle:

• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances

Jhevante Davis, age 26, of Rahway:

• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances

Dylan Cheong, age 32, of Linden:

• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances

Adelson Berlus, age 34, of Elizabeth:

• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances

Bruce Toomer, age 58, of Perth Amboy:

• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances

Raiford Boone, age 51, of Jersey City:

• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances

Reginald Locke, age 57, of Elizabeth:

• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances

William Fish, age 55, of Roselle:

• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances

Corey Milligan, age 56, of Roselle:

• Third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances