A New Brunswick man was arrested and charged with first-degree distribution of cocaine, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.
FRANKLIN TWP. -- A New Brunswick man who allegedly sold an undercover detective more than 200 grams of cocaine with an estimated street value of $20,500 has been arrested, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office announced in a release Wednesday.
Pablo Juarez-Ortega, 47, of Somerset Street, allegedly met with an undercover detective assigned to the county's Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force on three separate occasions before he was arrested in the sting operation, it was stated in the news release.
Pablo Juarez-Ortega (Somerset County Prosecutor's Office)Juarez-Ortega has been charged with first-degree distribution of cocaine and is being held in Somerset County Jail on $200,000 cash-only bail.
It was stated in the news release:
On May 12 at approximately 8 p.m., Juarez-Ortega allegedly met with the undercover detective on Somerset Street and sold him 15 grams of cocaine.
On May 26 at approximately 7:30 p.m., the pair met again in the area and the detective allegedly purchased 30 grams of cocaine.
Then, on May 31 at approximately 2:30 p.m., they met a third time in the same area and Juarez-Ortega allegedly sold the detective 160 grams of cocaine.
Once the transaction was completed, authorities moved in and arrested Juarez-Ortega without incident, according to the news release.
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