Crime & Safety
Drug Distribution Probe Busts Local Operation
Press conference to be held Wednesday afternoon regarding Hopatcong and Roxbury joint investigation.
The Hopatcong and Roxbury Police Departments will be holding a press conference Wednesday afternoon to announce the results of a drug distribution investigation that resulted in arrest warrants for 23 individuals, according to a release from Hopatcong Lt. Thomas Kmetz.
UPDATE: "Roxicong" investigation leads to the arrest of 25 individuals. Read more here.
In the joint investigation, dubbed Operation Roxicong, seven search warrants were used, the report said.
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The report said 87 police officers from various towns in Sussex and Morris counties helped with the arrests and search warrants early Wednesday morning.
A press conference will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Hopatcong Municipal Building where Hopatcong Police Chief Robert Brennan and Roxbury Police Chief James Simonetti will announce the details of the operation.
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