Seven Arreated In AC In Drug Surveillance Operation

The Atlantic City Police Department arrested six men and a woman during surveillance operations targeting areas that were of frequent complaints from individuals attending the Citywide Citistat meetings.
On February 19, 2024, officers were conducting surveillance in the area of Renaissance Plaza located in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue. Officers observed Alexie Cordero and John Jamison engaging in a narcotic transaction. Cordero and Jamison were arrested. Cordero was found in possession of 57 individual bags of heroin and 31 Buprenorphine and Naloxone Sublingual Film. Jamison was in possession of a single bag of heroin and had an active warrant for his arrest.
On February 20, officers were conducting surveillance in the area of the first block of south Florida Avenue. As a result of the surveillance, four men and a woman were arrested after being observed engaged in separate drug transactions. Officers recovered 28 individual bags of heroin and more than 36 grams of cocaine from the individuals.