BREAKING NEWS! Egg Harbor Township Man Charged in Major Drug-trafficking Bust

An Egg Harbor Township man is facing charges after investigators say he was running a drug-trafficking network in Atlantic County from his home, which also housed five children. Woody Demosthenes, 35, was arrested on first- and second-degree drug and weapons charges, as well as five counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

According to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, numerous law enforcement agencies executed a court-approved search warrant at Demosthenes’ house in Egg Harbor Township on Friday morning.

Inside were Demosthenes and five children aged three to fifteen.

According to investigators, the search turned up roughly 20,750 stamped bags of suspected heroin/fentanyl, 41.1 ounces of suspected loose heroin/fentanyl, 25.65 ounces of suspected cocaine, and 11 ounces of suspected methamphetamine.

A desk in his basement allegedly contained narcotics production paraphernalia, such as ink pads and stampers, a metal sifter, a digital scale, an electronic blender/grinder with suspected narcotics residue, wax bags commonly used in heroin packaging, a vacuum sealer, a hazmat suit, full face respirator, and cutting agents. Police claim they also discovered an unsecured Taurus.45 caliber handgun.

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A court-approved search warrant was also conducted on Demosthenes’ vehicle, which held around $10,961, according to officials.

Demosthenes is being held at the Atlantic County Justice Facility for a detention hearing.

This was a joint investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics and Intelligence Units, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department, the New Jersey State Police, and the Atlantic County SWAT Team.