Two Lakewood residents were recently arrested by Brick Police in separate incidents, both on drug charges.  

In one incident, an investigation that began in August regarding illicit drugs led to a search warrant and subsequent arrest of James Wallace, 30, of Lakewood, on October 16th. Wallace is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail on charges charges of drug possession and intent to distribute.

In a second incident, a Lakewood resident – Eli Brown-Casalan, 42, – was arrested along with a Manchester resident after police observed them distributing drugs at the Maple Leaf apartment complex in Brick, which has been known to be a hotbed of drug activity. Both are facing drug charges.