Nine bricks of heroin seized in raid on Red Bank home
8/3/2011
RED BANK — Investigators seized nine bricks of heroin during a raid on a Drummond Avenue residence Tuesday morning, police said. Detective Robert Clayton and Sgt. Michael Frazee, of the borough police Anti-Crime Unit, arrested Ronnie Simpson, 28, and charged him with drug possession and possession with intent to distribute, following a month-long investigation, according to Capt. Darren McConnell. A brick of heroin contains 50 individually wrapped hits of heroin, McConnell explained. The nine bricks would have an approximate total street value of $5,000, he said. Simpson also was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, after police discovered a minor living inside the residence and being exposed to the drug sales by Simpson, McConnell added. Simpson is being held in the Monmouth County Jail in Freehold Township on $150,000 bail. A Monmouth County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit assisted at the scene, McConnell added. Charles Webster: 732-643-4255;cwebster@njpressmedia.com