Major Drug Bust in Hamilton: More than $1M Cocaine Seized

MERCER COUNTY, NJ - A month-long investigation into cocaine distribution in Hamilton Township led to the August 7 arrest of a Hamilton man and the seizure of $1.1 million in narcotics, five handguns and $65,000 in cash, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa L. Hilton reported.

The arrest of James Nalbone Jr., 35, came as a result of an investigation conducted by the members of the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Ewing, Hamilton and Trenton police. According to a statement, detectives detained Nalbone without incident at his residence on Byron Avenue and executed a search warrant.

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The statement added that Sgt. Tom Paglione utilized his K-9 partner, Indy, who gave positive indications for narcotic odor at multiple locations within the premises, leading detectives to locate six kilograms of suspected cocaine, 130 pounds of suspected marijuana, two thousand suspected oxycodone pills, three handguns and a defaced ghost gun, and the cash. Assorted drug paraphernalia, including scales, packaging materials, and hydraulic presses used to re-rock cocaine into kilograms for distribution, was also seized.

A further search of Nalbone’s Lincoln MKZ produced another handgun and paperwork indicating he was renting space at a nearby storage facility, the statement said, leading detectives to again use a narcotics canine where they iscovered an additional 12 kilograms of cocaine, 20 pounds of marijuana and a large amount of edible marijuana.

Nalbone was charged with 18 narcotics and weapons offenses of various degrees and one count of money laundering.

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