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For Immediate Release:  
For Further Information:
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October 15, 2008  

Peter Aseltine
609-292-4791

Office of The Attorney General
- Anne Milgram, Attorney General
Division of Criminal Justice
- Deborah L. Gramiccioni, Director

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New York City Man Indicted on First-Degree Heroin Charges

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TRENTON - A Bronx, N.Y., man was indicted today on first-degree charges of possession and distribution of heroin as a result of an investigation by the New Jersey State Police that led to the seizure of heroin with a street value of $250,000, Attorney General Anne Milgram announced.

Jose Breton, 30, was charged in a five-count state grand jury indictment with distribution of heroin (1st degree), two counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute (1st degree), conspiracy (2nd degree), and distribution of heroin within 1,000 feet of a school (3rd degree).

The case was investigated by the New Jersey State Police Organized Crime Control Bureau - Drug Trafficking North Unit. It was presented to the state grand jury by Deputy Attorney General Debra A. Conrad of the Division of Criminal Justice Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau.

The State Police arrested Breton on Jan. 30, 2007, when they stopped the car he was driving about 11:40 a.m. on the New Jersey Turnpike in Kearny. As a result of the investigation, the State Police believed Breton would be delivering a large quantity of heroin to a buyer in the Newark area. After obtaining Breton’s consent to search the car, detectives allegedly found more than 500 bricks of heroin in a concealed compartment that could be opened electronically. A single brick consists of about 50 small $10 bags of heroin for street sale, making the total street value of the seized heroin approximately $250,000.

In addition, the indictment alleges that on Jan. 26, 2007, Breton distributed heroin with a street value of approximately $100,000 in East Orange to an individual not named in the indictment.

The first-degree charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of $500,000. Second-degree charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $150,000 fine, while third-degree charges carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

The indictment is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Breton currently is free on $100,000 bail.

The indictment was handed up to Superior Court Judge Linda R. Feinberg in Mercer County, who assigned it to Hudson County.

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