July 6, 2001

TRENTON MAN ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES 

Trenton, NJ — A Trenton man was arrested Tuesday on various drug offenses by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, Mercer County Prosecutor Daniel G. Giaquinto announced. 

Efrain Rivera, 39, of the 100 block of Brunswick Avenue, Trenton, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with the intent to distribute, possession with the intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a school, possession with the intent to distribute within 500 feet of a park and manufacturing a controlled dangerous substance.  

The task force, led by Lt. Al Paglione and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Special Investigations Unit, executed a search warrant at Rivera’s residence on the morning of July 3.  The defendant was found inside with three ounces of powder cocaine (a street value of approximately $4000) and $1200 in cash.  A hidden compartment, containing PVC piping and clamps, was also found inside the residence.  All items were seized.  The West Windsor police and the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department assisted in the search. 

Rivera is being held in the Mercer County Corrections Center in lieu of $100,000 cash bail.  

Despite having been charged, every defendant is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.