June 11, 2024
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Police say that on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at approximately 6:00 a.m., Lawrence Township Police Detectives executed a search warrant at a residence along the first block of Woodmont Drive, Lawrenceville, NJ. The search warrant execution was the result of a two-week long narcotics investigation conducted by the Lawrence Township Police Department.
As a result of the search warrant execution, Ahsan Shaikh (25-year-old male, Lawrenceville Resident) was arrested and charged with the following,
- Manufacture Defacement of Weapons (2nd Degree) 2-Counts
- Manufacture Firearm with 3D Printer (2nd Degree)
- Manufacture of Covert or Undetectable Firearm (2nd Degree)
- Certain Persons Not to Possess Weapons (4th Degree)
- Weapons; Controlled Dangerous Substance (2nd Degree)
- Possession Prohibited Weapons & Devices, Large Capacity Magazines (4th Degree) 2-Counts
- Criminal Mischief (4th Degree)
- Operating a Controlled Dangerous Substance Production (1st Degree)
- Manufacture / Distribute Controlled Dangerous Substance, Marijuana (2nd Degree)
- Manufacture / Distribute Controlled Dangerous Substance, LSD (1st Degree)
- Manufacture / Distribute Controlled Dangerous Substance, Mushrooms (3rd Degree)
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Disorderly Persons Offense)
Ahsan Shaikh was transported to the Mercer County Correctional Center awaiting a Detention Hearing.
The Lawrence Township Police Department was assisted by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force and the Mercer County Tactical Response Team.
This investigation is continuing, anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Sean Kerins at 609-844-7121 or [email protected].
