Two men are facing criminal charges after they were allegedly caught delivering 5 kilos of cocaine to an operative in South Jersey, the New Jersey Attorney General announced Thursday.
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Esquio Salgado, 30, and Crisanto Ramirez, 33, both from Texas, were charged Tuesday with first-degree distribution of cocaine, first-degree possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, second-degree conspiracy and third-degree possession of cocaine.
The Atlantic City Task Force launched the investigation after it received information that the two were allegedly dealing the drug into South Jersey. They arranged a controlled purchase of 5 kilograms of cocaine, which is valued at $230,000 according to the attorney general, that they handed over in a duffel bag.
Salgado's bail is set at $350,000, while Ramirez's is set at $200,000. Both were put into Burlington County Jail.