By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Hudson County announced that the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internal Affairs Unit has arrested four individuals, including a Hudson County Correctional Police Officer, following a narcotics investigation at the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello stated that Marquis Santiago, 33, a Correctional Police Officer, and Francisco Salcedo, 44, of Jersey City, and an inmate at the HCCF, are charged with three counts of Distributing (K2), crimes of the third degree, and Conspiracy to Distribute (K2), a crime of the third degree.
Hudson County officials said that a second inmate, Israel Rosado, 38, of Newark, is charged with one count of Possession (K2), a crime of the third degree. Santiago was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City on Tuesday, October 14, and released pending his first court appearance.
Salcedo and Rosado were processed on summons complaints at the Hudson County Correctional Facility on Tuesday, October 14, according to Hudson County officials.
Alvin DeLeon, 31, of Bayonne, is charged with Conspiracy to Distribute (K2), a crime of the third degree, HCPO officials stated. He was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City on Thursday, October 16, and released pending his first court appearance.
Hudson County officials say the investigation found that on various dates between January 8, 2025, and April 7, Santiago provided Salcedo with K2 inside the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
Salcedo then distributed K2 throughout the facility, including to Rosado, HCPO officials said. DeLeon assisted in the distribution process.