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Two men – including a South Toms River resident – have been arrested on charges of drug trafficking after an investigation led to the discovery of 360 grams of cocaine and $15,000 in cash, authorities said.
Joshua Hunter, 53, of South Toms River, and Mary Copestick, 41, of Clementon, were facing charges. Their arrests came after a multi-agency investigation identified a residence in Trenton and a residence in Clementon as being utilized the pair to allegedly sell illicit drugs.
According to a statement from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, investigators from the prosecutor’s office and Brick police department effectuated a motor vehicle stop on a vehicle being operated by Copestick with Hunter as a passenger on Feb. 26, 2026. Copestick and Hunter were taken into custody without incident; as they were being removed from the vehicle, detectives “observed approximately 360 grams of cocaine in plain view.” Detectives then executed court-authorized search warrants on the residences in Trenton and Clementon, “leading them to seize approximately $150,000 in assets suspected to be the proceeds of criminal activity.”
Copestick and Hunter were both charged with Possession of Five Ounces or More of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Conspiracy to Possess Five Ounces or More of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Cocaine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Both suspects were transported to the Ocean County Jail and subsequently released in accordance with the state’s bail reform law.
No photos of the suspects were available.
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