October 26, 2017

Contact: Sheriff Armando Fontoura (973) 621-4105

Newark – A suspect was arrested on Wednesday by Essex County sheriff’s detectives and multiple drug charges were filed against him.

Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated that officers from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics and Tactical Response Team executed a search warrant at 821 South 19^th Street in Newark yesterday morning.

“The target of our investigation, Antonio Seabrooks, 36, was detained as the warrant was executed,” said Sheriff Fontoura.  “As a result, our detectives discovered and seized 77 heroin-filled envelops, stamped “BLACK JACK” in black ink, 171 plastic jugs of ‘crack’ cocaine, an assortment of drug packaging and processing materials, and $110 in suspect drug proceeds in the suspect’s bedroom.”

The street value of the narcotics is estimated at $2,500.

Seabrooks was also wanted on an open Superior Court warrant for a prior narcotics offense.

Seabrooks was charged with two counts each of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of CDS with intent to distribute and possession of CDS with intent to distribute within 1000 feet of Madison Avenue School.  He was also charged with possession of narcotics paraphernalia.

Seabrooks was lodged at the county jail where he awaits a bail hearing on the new charges.