Mays Landing Man Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Possession with the Intent to Distribute

MAYS LANDING, NJ – On Thursday, November 16, 2023, Juan Rodriguez-Gomez, 40, of Mays Landing, NJ, pleaded guilty before the Honorable Dorothy Garrabrant, J.S.C., to third-degree possession of narcotics with the intent to distribute in exchange for a recommended sentence of three years New Jersey State Prison.

On November 20, 2020, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Mays Landing.? At that address, the resident, Juan Rodriguez-Gomez, was found with a variety of contraband. ?As the search warrant execution continued, law enforcement conducted a search of a nearby vehicle belonging to Rodriguez-Gomez. ?Law enforcement located a variety of narcotics, including: 29 grams of crack cocaine, five grams of crystal methamphetamine, numerous pills of Oxycodone, as well as a digital scale.

Rodriguez-Gomez was released pending sentencing over the State’s objection. ?Sentencing for the matter will be on February 8, 2024.?

This case was investigated by the New Jersey State Police Gangs and Organized Crime South Unit. ?Assistant Atlantic County Prosecutor David Little represented the State in this matter.