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BARNEGAT POLICE REPORT: Three Arrested on Drug Charges Following Search Warrant Service

Two-month probe yields arrests on Lexington Boulevard

Colleen Platt, Neighbor
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A two-month long investigation and the subsequent service of a search warrant by the Barnegat Police Department Narcotics Unit has resulted in three arrests.

At 6:00 a.m. this morning, the Barnegat Police Department Narcotics Unit executed search warrants at both 61 and 99 Lexington Boulevards. 

Antwon Jackson, 31, Imeerah Peten, 20, and Ivory Cross, 23, all of Lexington Boulevard in Barnegat Township were arrested as a result of a quantity of marijuana that was recovered from both residences. They were charged with possession of marijuana and were released pending a court date.

Assisting with the investigation and execution of the warrants were the Stafford Township Narcotics Unit, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, and K9 units from Barnegat Police Department, Stafford Police Department, and Little Egg Harbor Police Department.

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