Manalapan Man Accused of Selling Drugs Near High School, Rec Center

The Monmouth County Grand Jury indicted Manalapan resident Nicholas Szarawarski on twenty-one separate counts for allegedly selling oxycodone to an undercover detective within 500 feet of a public park and 1,000 feet of Manalapan Township High School.

According to the indictment and arrest warrant issued by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Szarwarski, 30, sold the drug to the county detective on March 13 and March 20 at the same location near the high school and the Manalapan Recreation Center.

On both dates, Szarawarski was indicted on possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance on or within 1,000 feet of school property with intent to distribute, distribution of a controlled dangerous substance on or within 1,000 feet of school property, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute while on or within 500 feet of a public park, distribution of a controlled dangerous substance while on or within 500 feet of a public park.