Raheem Cooper, 34, was apprehended on Sept. 15 and faces multiple drug charges.
TRENTON -- Mercer County authorities concluded a four-month investigation recently with the arrest of a city man who allegedly had $7,500 worth of heroin in his apartment.
The Mercer County Narcotics Task Force also seized suspect Raheem Cooper's 2007 Mercedes Benz S-550 as alleged drug proceeds, the county prosecutor's office said in a statement Tuesday.
Raheem Cooper Cooper, 34, was apprehended at 6 p.m. on Sept. 15.
Task force officers spotted him leave his Monmouth Street apartment get into a vehicle and moved in to detained him.
Officers handcuffed Cooper behind his back and placed him againt a police vehicle, the office said.
Moments later, Cooper leaned away and began running down Tyler Street. Officers ran after him and quickly took him back into custody.
The officers then executed search warrants and found the heroin in the apartment, the office said.
Cooper himself allegedly held $1,001 in cash and approximately 5 grams of marijuana, the office said.
He is charged with a multitude of heroin possession and distribution charges, as well as resisting arrest and escape. Cooper is currently free on $150,000 bail.
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