Crime & Safety
Man Had 151 Folds of Heroin at Green Brook Eatery, Prosecutor Says
Tip leads to arrest of 22-year-old Plainfield resident.
A tip led authorities to a Plainfield man who was found with more than 150 folds of heroin Wednesday outside a restaurant near Rock Avenue and Route 22 in Green Brook, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said.
Kenneth Williams, 22, was charged with charged with third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute.
The county task force received a tip regarding Williams' location and that he would have a sizable amount of heroin, the prosecutor's office said.
Task force detectives went to the site, set up surveillance and, at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, saw the man exiting a green Honda Civic outside of the restaurant, the prosecutor's office said.
The officers approached Williams, conducted a search after obtaining his consent and, according to the statement, discovered 151 folds of the illegal substance in his possession.
Williams is being held at Somerset County Jail.
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