Manalapan Woman Indicted on Multiple Drug Possession Counts

Alaina Yacuzzio, 33, of Manalapan, and Robert Mauro, 38, of Toms River, were both indicted by the Monmouth County Grand Jury this week for allegedly being in possession of various drugs.

According to the indictment issued by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Mauro sold one half ounce or more of cocaine to Yacuzzio in neptune Township on April 13, 2012.

Both Yacuzzio and Mauro were indicted on counts of possession of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute. Mauro was additionally indicted on one charge of distribution for selling the drugs to Yacuzzio, according to the indictment.

Mauro received two additional possession counts for being in possession of Xanax, a benzoidiazepine, and Suboxone, a narcotic, in violation of New Jersey law.

Moreover, Yacuzzio was indicted on another possession charge for having Endocet, a painkiller that is a combination of acetaminophen and oxycodone, in violation of New Jersey law.