by Tom Mongelli
Asbury Park and Monmouth County investigators seek your help in an ongoing drug probe that resulted in the seizure of nearly 20 pounds of heroin, cocaine and marijuana Monday in the city.
Thirty-eight-year-old Damien Schenck is being held on almost $1.3 million bail in the Monmouth Correctional Institution.
Investigators say they found Schenck holding about five ounces of cocaine in his SUV during a Monday traffic stop. A search of two Asbury apartments, police say, yielded a massive stash of cocaine and heroin with a street value of over a million dollars. Authorities say they also found two handguns, an AR-15 assault rifle, and ammunition including hollow-point bullets. They seized four fur coats and three cars as well.
Schenck faces multiple first- and third-degree drug charges and second-degree weapons counts. The most severe penalties could place Schenck in a state prison for up to 20 years if he's convicted.
Investigators continue to probe Schenck's suspected connections to drug distribution in Monmouth County. He owns an operates a music shop, the 1500 Store, on Bangs Avenue.
Anyone with information that can help the investigation should call Detective Scott Samis at the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Reach him at 732-751-2200.
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