Crime & Safety
Police Report: Small Middletown Marijuana Growing Operation Busted
The following arrest information was supplied by the Middletown Township Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
After conducting an investigation and obtaining a search warrant, police arrested and charged an 18-year-old Middletown man with several offenses connected with running an alleged "marijuana growing operation."
On June 2 at 12:45 p.m., the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force/Bayshore Unit executed a search warrant at a residence on Prospect Avenue in the Navesink section of Middletown, police said.
The warrant resulted in the recovery of over one pound of marijuana, $3,900 in U.S. currency, a small marijuana growing operation and the seizure of the suspect’s truck, according to authorities.
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Police arrested Robert Edmonston, 18, of Prospect Avenue in the Navesink section of the township. He was charged with distribution of less than one ounce of marijuana, possession of under 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of over 50 grams of marijuana.
Detective Daniel Sullivan of the Middletown Police Department assisted in the investigation.
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Edmonston was processed and released pending a court date.
This report was provided by Lt. Steve Dollinger of the Middletown Police Department.
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