BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Hazlet Township man was sentenced to five years in state prison for drug distribution.
Brandon Torsiello, 25, of Hazlet Township, was sentenced Dec. 5 by Judge Guy P. Ryan for possession of more than one-half ounce but less than five ounces of cocaine with intent to distribute.
The incident occurred Dec. 5, 2024, in Brick Township.
Torsiello pleaded guilty to the charge Oct. 6.
Officers assigned to the Brick Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit observed Torsiello participate in activity consistent with a controlled dangerous substance transaction on Dec. 5, 2024.
As Torsiello exited a parking lot in his vehicle, detectives conducted a motor vehicle stop.
The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit responded to the scene and conducted an open-air sniff of the vehicle.
The K-9 provided a positive alert for narcotics.
Torsiello was taken into custody and transported to Brick Township Police Headquarters.
A search of Torsiello at police headquarters yielded quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, Xanax and suboxone.
Torsiello was charged and transported to the Ocean County Jail, where he has been detained.
On Dec. 7, 2024, detectives executed a search warrant on Torsiello’s vehicle which yielded additional quantities of cocaine and assorted controlled dangerous substances.
