Crime & Safety

Keyport Man Charged with Drug Possession in Matawan

Police say the man had over 100 painkillers without a prescription

A Keyport man was charged Monday with possession of narcotics without a prescription by the Matawan Borough Police Department.

Police say Daniel Cordero, 24, had 179 thirty milligram pills of oxycodone, but did not have a prescription for them. Cordero made his initial court appearance on Tuesday, July 24.

Bail was set at $15,000 to be paid in full.

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