In addition to the arrests, police said they seized $3,000 cash and 200 capsules of suspected anabolic steroids.
ROCHELLE PARK - An undercover prostitution and drug investigation at a township hotel resulted in the arrests of 10 people Friday on drug, prostitution and other charges, according to police.
Following up on citizen complaints about quality of life issues, police said they used surveillance and took out online advertising to identify suspects engaging in prostitution and other crimes.
In addition to the arrests, police said they seized $3,000 cash and 200 capsules of suspected anabolic steroids. Officers said they seized steroids after watching suspects engaging in a drug transaction.
Police did not identify the hotel where the arrests took place.
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Arrested were:
- Jeffrey French, 45 of Cedarville; distribution of CDS, possession of prescription CDS, possession of drug paraphernalia
- Domenick Magliaro, 34, of Toms River; Possession of CDS, possession of drug paraphernalia
- Vanessa Velez, 24 of Staten Island; engaging in prostitution
- Tiresius Baldwin, 34, of Elizabeth; promoting prostitution
- Brittany Werner, 22, of Perth Amboy; engaging in prostitution
- Yijun Sun, 42 of Bridgewater; engaging in prostitution
- Valerie Cruz-Berrios, 19 of Suffern; engaging in prostitution
- Wanxiu Kang, 42, of Flushing, NY; engaging in prostitution, possession of property derived from criminal activity
- Guoyu Zhao, 56, of Flushing, NY; promoting prostitution, possession of property dervived from criminal activity
- Sviatlana Beznosova, 34, of Brooklyn; engaging in prostitution
Nine of the suspects were released pending a court date.
Cruz-Berrios was turned over to Port Authority Police on an open warrant, police said.
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