Police seize $2.4 million in heroin at Secaucus hotel

SECAUCUS – Based on information gathered as a result of a three-month investigation, police executed a search warrant on Monday, February 1 for a hotel room at the Extended Stay America at 1 Plaza Drive in Secaucus. As result of the search, investigators seized 31 kilograms (more than 68 pounds) of heroin valued at $2.4 million, along with more than $14,000 cash, and arrested four men.
The heroin was stashed inside duffel bags, divided into sealed packaged labeled with what appeared to be the letters “LL” or the number “77.”
The anti-drug operation was carried out by New Jersey State Police Trafficking North Unit and the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force (DETF), which is comprised of agents and officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York City Police Department, and New York State Police. The police and the DETF were investigating members of a Mexican drug trafficking organization based in the New Jersey/New York area.
Newsday reported that the heroin was thought to have originated in Mexico and passed through California en route to the Bronx.
According to a posting on the New York State Police Facebook page, Oscar Rene Felix, 38, of Menifee, Calif., was charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin with bail set at $1 million full cash. John Ulloa, 35, of Bronx, N.Y., was charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin with bail set at $750,000 full cash. Anthony Ross Koon, 54, of Pueblo, Colo., was charged with possession of heroin, and possession with intent to distribute with bail set at $1 million full cash. Alan Martin Alderman, 71, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was charged with possession of heroin and possession with intent to distribute with bail set at $750,000 full cash. All suspects were lodged in the Hudson County Jail.
This case will be prosecuted by the Division of Criminal Justice under the Office of the Attorney General. This is the second major heroin bust in a week for the DETF. On Jan. 26, they arrested two men after finding 48 kilos (more than 100 pounds) of heroin hidden inside car parts on a truck in Elmhurst, Queens.
Charges are merely accusations and the suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.