{"version":1,"id":"us/nj","name":"New Jersey, United States","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/us/nj/","count":6,"totals":{"reports":6,"arrested":7,"plants_destroyed":3370,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":10705.491,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":1,"raid":1,"arrest":2,"prosecution":2,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-11-04","reports":[{"id":"egg-harbor-cardiff-thc-vape-guns-arrest","code":"CET-7N23Y5","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/egg-harbor-cardiff-thc-vape-guns-arrest/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/7N23Y5/","date":"2026-11-04","added_at":"2026-11-06T17:17:49.055664Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"us/nj","country_name":"New Jersey, United States","place":"Cardiff, Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey","coordinates":[39.378292,-74.599777],"precision":"district","type":"arrest","also":["raid","seizure","prosecution"],"title":"19-year-old held with THC vapes and 2 guns in Egg Harbor","summary":"Egg Harbor Township police arrested 19-year-old Hebereli Mejia on 4 November 2026 after searches of his home, storage unit and car found marijuana flower, over 2,000 grams of Delta-9 THC vape liquid, pills, guns and a silencer. He faces 40 drug and weapons counts and was lodged pending a detention hearing.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"charged":1,"kg_seized":2.454},"details":{"agencies":["Egg Harbor Township Police Department"],"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":0.454},{"product":"oil","kg":2}],"activity":["sale","trafficking"],"setting":["home","building","vehicle"],"charges":["drug and weapons charges (40 counts)"],"case_stage":"charged","date_precision":"exact","region":"New Jersey"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agencies":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[2],"details.charges":[2],"details.products":[2],"details.setting":[2],"figures.arrested":[1],"figures.charged":[2],"figures.kg_seized":[2]},"tags":["egg-harbor","atlantic-county","thc-vapes","firearm"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["Cannabis amounts were reported as more than a pound of flower and more than 2,000 grams of THC liquid; 2.454 kg is the minimum sum and the true total may be higher.","No cartridge count or separate oil weight beyond the 2,000-gram liquid figure was published.","Amphetamine and MDMA pill counts and firearms are named only to explain the mixed seizure and are excluded from cannabis figures.","BreakingAC reports pending Atlantic City drug charges from a November 2025 summons, with 30 grams of THC oil, 12 disposable vaporizers, 17 grams of hashish and psilocybin bars; that is a separate event and its amounts are excluded here.","No detention outcome, charge sheet detail or court result beyond the pending hearing was reported."],"sources":[{"title":"19-Year-Old Arrested After Egg Harbor Township Drug Investigation","url":"https://wpgtalkradio.com/eht-thc-vape-gun-arrest/","publisher":"WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM","date":"2026-11-05","archived":null},{"title":"Egg Harbor Township teen faces 40 counts in drug and guns case","url":"https://breakingac.com/atlantic-county/eht-teen/","publisher":"BreakingAC","date":"2026-11-05","archived":null},{"title":"Egg Harbor Township teen charged after police seize suspected THC vapes, firearms","url":"https://shorelocalnews.com/egg-harbor-township-teen-charged-after-police-seize-suspected-thc-vapes-firearms/","publisher":"Shore Local Newsmagazine","date":"2026-11-06","archived":null}]},{"id":"sparta-green-remedies-pupo-guilty-plea-2026","code":"CET-WRSZBE","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/sparta-green-remedies-pupo-guilty-plea-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/WRSZBE/","date":"2026-10-20","added_at":"2026-11-09T00:01:25.759883Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"us/nj","country_name":"New Jersey, United States","place":"Green Remedies, Sparta Avenue, Sparta, New Jersey","coordinates":[41.0298,-74.6308],"precision":"locality","type":"prosecution","also":["arrest","seizure"],"title":"Sparta shop owner pleads guilty over 20 lb marijuana operation","summary":"Sparta shop owner Devin Pupo pleaded guilty to possessing 5 to 20 pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute after investigators seized about 20 pounds from his unlicensed Green Remedies store. He faces up to 10 years in prison and is awaiting sentencing, with $477,135 in cash and a vehicle seized as drug proceeds.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"charged":1,"kg_seized":9.07,"convicted":1,"vehicles":1,"cash":{"amount":477135,"currency":"USD"}},"details":{"agencies":["Sparta Township Police Department","Sussex County Prosecutor's Office","Sussex County Guns, Gangs and Narcotics Task Force"],"agency_types":["police","prosecutor"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":9.07}],"setting":["shop"],"charges":["second-degree unlawful possession of more than five pounds but less than 20 pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute"],"case_stage":"convicted","date_precision":"approximate","region":"New Jersey"},"data_sources":{"details.agencies":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[2],"details.charges":[2],"details.products":[1],"details.setting":[2],"figures.arrested":[1],"figures.cash":[2],"figures.charged":[2],"figures.convicted":[2],"figures.kg_seized":[1],"figures.vehicles":[2]},"tags":["sparta","new-jersey","unlicensed-shop"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The guilty plea date is inferred as Tuesday, 20 October 2026, because Patch published on Friday, 23 October 2026 and said Pupo pleaded guilty on Tuesday; the exact plea date was not stated.","TAPinto reports $447,135.28 in seized cash and values the 2024 Chevrolet Suburban at $75,000, while Patch reports $477,135 in cash with about $250,000 found inside the vehicle; the report uses the $477,135 prosecutor's figure cited by Patch.","TAPinto says the case stems from a 2025 arrest but also says a 2024 investigation led to the arrest; the arrest timeline and how it maps to the May 2025 enforcement action are left open.","The Patch sentencing date of Jan. 15 was not given a year, so it is not recorded as a dated outcome; sentencing had not occurred at publication."],"sources":[{"title":"Sparta Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges, Faces 10 Years in Prison","url":"https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/police-and-fire/articles/sparta-man-pleads-guilty-to-drug-charges-faces-10-years-in-prison","publisher":"TAPinto","date":"2026-11-08","archived":null},{"title":"Smoke Shop Owner Admits To Illegally Selling Weed In North Jersey","url":"https://patch.com/new-jersey/hopatcong-sparta/ex-smoke-shop-owner-admits-illegally-selling-weed-sussex-county","publisher":"Patch","date":"2026-10-23","archived":null}]},{"id":"morris-county-20-charged-marijuana-vape-sweep","code":"CET-JN7W9G","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/morris-county-20-charged-marijuana-vape-sweep/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/JN7W9G/","date":"2026-07-10","added_at":"2026-11-11T23:01:49.094178Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":null,"country":"us/nj","country_name":"New Jersey, United States","place":"Parsippany, Morris County, New Jersey","coordinates":[40.8646542,-74.4157768],"precision":"locality","type":"prosecution","also":["raid"],"title":"About 20 charged in Morris County marijuana and vape sweep","summary":"Authorities charged roughly 20 defendants in Morris County, New Jersey, for allegedly selling illegal marijuana, THC vapes and flavored vapes. 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the police-sourced reports say a controlled dangerous substance in the form of psilocybin and a summons, and this report follows them."],"sources":[{"title":"Two Ocean County Businesses Charged For Selling Illegal THC Vapes","url":"https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/brick/two-ocean-county-businesses-charged-for-selling-illegal-thc-vapes/","publisher":"Jersey Shore Online","date":"2023-12-19","archived":null},{"title":"THC Raids Turn Up Multiple Violations At Welsh Farms, Pantry Farms In Brick, Police Say","url":"https://patch.com/new-jersey/brick/thc-raids-turn-multiple-violations-2-brick-stores-police","publisher":"Patch","date":"2023-12-19","archived":null},{"title":"Police: 2 Brick Township stores accused of selling illegal THC vape products","url":"https://newjersey.news12.com/2023/12/21/police-2-brick-township-stores-accused-of-selling-illegal-thc-vape-products/3l2GLcR3xp4AZSAr7qkPrN","publisher":"News 12 New Jersey","date":"2023-12-21","archived":null},{"title":"Two Brick Stores Raided, Owners Arrested for Sale of Illegal THC Products","url":"https://shorebeat.com/brick/2023/12/two-brick-stores-raided-owners-arrested-for-sale-of-illegal-thc-products/","publisher":"Brick Shorebeat","date":"2023-12-19","archived":null}]},{"id":"monroe-township-indoor-grow-indictments-2010","code":"CET-VTB8C6","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/monroe-township-indoor-grow-indictments-2010/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/VTB8C6/","date":"2010-11-10","added_at":"2026-11-04T00:00:00Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-06T23:29:51.000Z","country":"us/nj","country_name":"New Jersey, United States","place":"Monroe Township and four other towns, New Jersey","coordinates":[40.33,-74.42],"precision":"district","type":"raid","also":["arrest","prosecution"],"title":"Four indicted over New Jersey's largest indoor marijuana bust","summary":"Police who smelled burning marijuana from a Monroe Township chimney in February 2010 uncovered a five-house indoor growing network; 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the November 2010 indictment release counts 130 pounds and $66,000, and this report uses the later figures.","No trial outcome for the four indicted defendants is given in these reports.","No verifiable photograph of the raided houses or seized plants was found; the indictment release carries only booking-style portraits, which are not reproduced here."],"sources":[{"title":"Three Indicted on First-Degree Drug Charges in Connection With Largest Indoor Marijuana Bust in NJ History","url":"https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases10/pr20101110c.html","publisher":"New Jersey Office of the Attorney General","date":"2010-11-10","archived":null},{"title":"$10 Million in Jersey-Grown Marijuana Seized in Five Location Bust","url":"https://www.legistorm.com/stormfeed/view_rss/586955/organization/95775/title/10-million-in-jersey-grown-marijuana-seized-in-five-location-bust.html","publisher":"Drug Enforcement Administration (via LegiStorm)","date":"2010-03-10","archived":null}]},{"id":"newark-montreal-10635kg-hashish-2000","code":"CET-MVQ5KB","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/newark-montreal-10635kg-hashish-2000/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/MVQ5KB/","date":"2000-01-31","added_at":"2026-11-04T04:29:52.406Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-06T23:29:51.000Z","country":"us/nj","country_name":"New Jersey, United States","place":"Newark, New Jersey","coordinates":[40.7357,-74.1724],"precision":"locality","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"10,635 kg of Montreal-bound hashish intercepted in Newark","summary":"United States authorities intercepted a marine container in Newark, New Jersey, on 31 January 2000 holding 10,635 kilograms of hashish bound for Montreal. 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