Borough Man Indicted on 21 Drug Counts

A borough man was indicted on 21 drug counts by a Monmouth County Grand Jury this week after he was arrested for allegedly selling drugs on multiple occasions in Red Bank, including to an undercover Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office detective.

Jeison Garcia-Alvarado, 24, of Front Street, allegedly sold cocaine to the undercover officer identified only as "M.D." in court documents on Dec. 1 and Dec. 14 in 2011 and Jan. 4, Jan. 5, and Jan. 11 of this year. He was also charged in connection with drug offenses having allegedly taken place on Jan. 18.

In each of the reported instances in which Garcia-Alvarado allegedly sold drugs to an undercover officer he was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance. 

In connection with the undercover officer's alleged Jan. 11 drug purchase, Garcia-Alvarado was also charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance on within 1,000 feet of a school property with intent to distribute and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance on or within 1,000 feet of a school property.

According to , Garcia-Alvarado was ordered held on $75,000 bail stemming from his Jan. 18 arrest. Along with Garcia-Alvarado, Juan Pacheco, 39, of Red Bank, and Guillermo Abarca, 29, of Red Bank, were also arrested and charged with various drug offenses. The status of their cases is currently unknown.