OCEAN COUNTY – A Manalapan Township man has been sentenced to State prison for dealing cocaine after a four-month investigation titled “Operation Checkmate” connected him to a drug network.
Dale McCord, 45, was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) for Conspiracy to Possess Cocaine in an Amount Greater than One-Half Ounce. He was also sentenced 10 years in NJSP with a five-year period of parole ineligibility as a result his charge of Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon. The sentences will run concurrently.
On October 26, 2021, detectives searched McCord’s home in Manalapan Township and seized about 955 grams of cocaine, three handguns, and $2,100. McCord was arrested at his home and has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since that date.
“The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force managed and directed three simultaneous multi-agency investigations into high level cocaine distribution in Ocean, Monmouth, and Middlesex Counties, as well as New York City. During the course of these investigations, approximately 50 additional law enforcement personnel were assigned to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force on a full-time basis. Multiple agencies, both within and outside of Ocean County, assisted in every aspect of all three investigations,” Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
The investigations, identified as “Operation Checkmate,” began in July 2021 and concluded in October of 2021, Billhimer stated.
According to officials, three cocaine networks were responsible for the import of more than three kilograms of cocaine per week into the Ocean, Monmouth, and Middlesex County areas.
On October 26, 2021, 24 people were arrested for various offenses involving distribution of drugs.
In addition, 24 search warrants were executed resulting in the seizure of more than four kilograms of cocaine, over 15 pounds of marijuana, in excess of $650,000, seven firearms (three handguns, three “ghost guns,” and one pistol grip shotgun), 10 vehicles and additional illegal narcotics.
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