Plainfield Police took a man into custody after a search of the man's apartment had officers confiscate a weapon.
According to police, on Friday, April 20th, at 5:25 p.m., members of the Plainfield Police Narcotics/Vice Section conducted a Superior Court Search Warrant at 1208 West 3rd Street, 1st Floor, Plainfield.
As a result of the search, detectives located a loaded 9mm, semi-automatic along with one hundred and fifty folds of suspected heroin authorities said.
The estimated street value of the seized quantity of Narcotics is approximate $1,500.00.
Authorities said detectives also seized a quantity of U.S. currency.
This investigation was a month long investigation conducted by members of the Narcotics/Vice Section, where police suspected **Eugene Howard Jr.,19,** of traveling throughout Plainfield distributing drugs.
Howard has processed accordingly on gun and drug-related charges.
These are mere allegations lodged against Howard. He is considered innocent of all charges until proven guilty in a court of law.