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TRENTON
– Attorney General Stuart Rabner and
Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw
announced today that two Morris County men
have pleaded guilty to first-degree possession
of cocaine with intent to distribute.
The
guilty plea was the result of an undercover
investigation by the Division of Criminal
Justice and the Parsippany Police Department.
According
to Director Paw, Raymond Labarck, 67, of
Parsippany, pleaded guilty yesterday before
Superior Court Salem Ahto in Morris County
to first-degree possession of cocaine with
intent to distribute. Labarck’s son,
Anthony Labarck, 40, who lives with his
father, pleaded guilty on Monday to the
same charge.
In
pleading guilty, the defendants admitted
that on March 17, 2006, they possessed at
least five ounces of cocaine. A search warrant
executed by the Division of Criminal Justice
and the Parsippany Police Department revealed
that the Labarcks possessed 690 bags of
cocaine, totaling 18.45 ounces, in a trailer
on their property. The search also uncovered
an additional 87 individual bags of cocaine
in a tin in their home.
Under
the plea agreements, Anthony Labarck faces
10 years in state prison with five years
parole ineligibility, and Raymond Labarck
faces 10 years in state prison with four
years parole ineligibility. Both men are
scheduled for sentencing on June 14.
The
investigation was coordinated by state investigators
from the Division of Criminal Justice -
Major Crimes Bureau and Det. Sgt. Andy Miller
and Det. Michael Lasalandra from the Parsippany
Police Department. Supervising Deputy Attorney
General Debra Conrad and Deputy Attorney
General Annmarie Taggart represented the
Division of Criminal Justice at the plea
hearing.
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