RIO GRANDE – Police arrested Joseph Fontanez, 41, of Rio Grande July 11 on gun and drug charges, according to a Middle Township police release.
The search warrant was executed by Middle Township in conjunction with the County Prosecutor’s Office and the County SWAT team.
The search yielded a stolen AR-15 rifle with a loaded magazine, over two ounces of methamphetamine, 500 prescription pills, MDMA ecstasy, cocaine and over $2,000. Police also said they found weighing and packaging tools typical of drug dealers.
Fontanez is charged with the following: Certain person not to possess a firearm, certain person not to possess a weapon, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm during a controlled dangerous substance offense, seven counts of possessing a controlled dangerous substance, six counts of distributing a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Fontanez is being held at the Cape May County Correctional Facility.
Any charges are accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
