2003 Media Releases:

CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
VINCENT P. SARUBBI, CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR
MEDIA   INFORMATION

February 28, 2003

Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi announced that George Milton, M/33, of Camden, N.J., was sentenced today to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison, including five years without parole eligibility, on drug distribution and weapons possession charges.

The defendant, of the 500 block of Mechanic Street, had pleaded guilty in front of Superior Court Judge Frank M. Lario Jr. on Dec. 9, 2002, to Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Substance (cocaine) and Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon.

As a result of an investigation by the Philadelphia/Camden High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, officers executed a search warrant at the defendant's home on May 3, 2002. Seized were a .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol, more than five ounces of crack cocaine, $27,236 in cash and drug packaging paraphernalia such as a scale and small plastic bags.

Lario also signed an order turning the cash over to law enforcement for use in accordance with the state's drug forfeiture statute.

The weapon possession charge stems from the defendant's three prior convictions for drug distribution within 1,000 feet of a school, all in Camden.