September 25, 2008: Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi, Esq., and Deputy Chief of Investigations William Schievella announce the disposition of the criminal case involving a main target of Operation ReDirect, Montville resident George DelVecchio.

On September 25, 2008 before the Honorable Thomas V. Manahan, Delvecchio, age 71, pled guilty to one count of second degree Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Controlled Dangerous Substance. The recommended sentence is 10 years in New Jersey State Prison with 5 years of parole ineligibility. The defendant also forfeited all items seized at the time of the arrest. Sentencing is scheduled for October 31, 2008.

On October 20, 2007, approximately 87 individuals were arrested following a massive collaborative investigation dubbed "Operation ReDirect". Numerous police agencies were involved in the investigation including Morris County Prosecutor's Office, Morris County Sheriff's Department, Morris County Park Police, New Jersey State Police, United States Marshal Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Postal Inspector, New Jersey Parole, New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, Human Services, Essex County Prosecutor's Office, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York City Police Department, Town of Boonton Police Department, Boonton Township Police Department, Chatham Township Police Department, Chester Township Police Department, Chester Borough Police Department, Denville Township Police Department, Florham Park Borough Police Department , Hanover Township Police Department, Mountain Lakes Borough Police Department, Long Hill Township Police Department, Montville Township Police Department, Morris Plains Borough Police Department, Town of Morristown Bureau of Police, Morris Township Police Department, Mount Olive Township Police Department, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Police Department, Pequannock Township Police Department, Randolph Township Police Department, Raritan Township Police Department, Riverdale Borough Police Department, Rockaway Borough Police Department, Rockaway Township Police Department, Roxbury Township Police Department, Wharton Borough Police Department, Morris County Office of Emergency Management, and Morris County Sheriff's CrimeStoppers.

This multi state operation included arrests of residents of Morris, Sussex and Essex Counties and some arrests extended as far as New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. The charges against these defendants range from First Degree Leader of a Drug Trafficking Network to Fourth Degree Conspiracy to Possess Controlled Dangerous Substance.

Prosecutor Bianchi stated "I am pleased to announce that one of the major narcotic distributers in this operation, George DelVecchio, pled guilty to the maximum amount of time allowable under the law for a second degree offense, that being, 10 years in prison without the possibility of parole for at least 5 years. While it is unfortunate that a person of the defendant's age will be incarcerated for this length of time, it is also equally unfortunate that he made a decision at his age to engage in this illegal activity to distribute narcotics. His actions threatened the health and safety of the community and this plea reflects the Morris County Prosecutor's Office's commitment to aggressively prosecute high level drug dealers who poison our community with illegal narcotics to the fullest extent allowable under the law."

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