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Each individual arrested during the initiative was privately screened by a peer recovery specialist from the Morris County Center for Addiction Recovery, Education and Success (CARES), who helped pair them with the proper services. (Shutterstock )
PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ A two-day law enforcement operation targeting the county s opioid crisis led to 13 arrests, but gave those suffering from addiction the chance to seek treatment, the Passaic County Prosecutor s Office said. Operation Helping Hand concluded on April 19 after authorities from across Passaic County including the Wayne Police Department arrested 13 people. They were residents of Bergen, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex Counties in New Jersey and Rockland County in New York, and all shared a common struggle with addiction.
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PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ - According to the office of Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, 13 individuals were arrested and offered drug abuse treatment as part of Operation Helping Hand which was carried out over the course of two days, ending on Monday, April 19. Those arrested were residents of Passaic County as well as Bergen, Morris, Sussex, and Rockland in New York. The operation was carried out by the Passaic County Prosecutor s Narcotics Task Force in concert with the police departments of Hawthorne, Prospect Park, North Haledon, Haledon, Pompton Lakes, Totowa, Wayne, and Wanaque.