The arrests were the result of a monthlong operation, police say.
Authorities say two alleged Phillipsburg-area heroin dealers are behind bars after a monthlong investigation.
On Wednesday night, authorities arrested 18-year-old Al-Fatir T. Kelly after searching his home in the 1100 block of Monroe Drive in Greenwich Township, according to news releases from Greenwich and Phillipsburg police.
Kelly is charged with a total of five counts each of drug possession and possession with intent to distribute, four counts of unlawful distribution and one count of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He was sent to the Warren County jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.
On Thursday, 25-year-old James J. Kerns was arrested near his home in the 400 block of Watson Place in Phillipsburg, town police said.
Kerns is charged with four counts each of drug possession and possession with intent to distribute, two counts of unlawful distribution and one count of possession with intent to distribute within 500 feet of public housing. He was sent to the Warren County jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.
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Kerns' charge of intended distribution near public housing carries a potential sentence of 10 years in state prison. All other charges could result in sentences of up to five years.
The Warren County Prosecutor's Office assisted in the investigations.
Weights and values of the drugs recovered in the two searches were not immediately disclosed, though Greenwich police said 240 bags were recovered from Kelly's home.
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