The strategic location of New Jersey and its great network of transport make the state a vulnerable corridor for the illegal trade of drugs. In the past years, the state has been witness to massive drug trafficking operations. As the drug trends of the state have been recorded, Cocaine HCL stands out as the most widely used and readily available narcotic in the state. This is the drug of choice in several prominent parts of New Jersey. Just like heroin, cocaine is also distributed from street corners especially in the low income areas. Cocaine is majorly sold in vials that have colored tops. Sometimes these are also sold in zippered bags. The smuggling of cocaine to New Jersey is mainly done to the southeastern cities via couriers. They sourced from the cities of Philadelphia and New York.

Intelligence investigations have revealed that there has been a slight hike in the trafficking of cocaine into the state through the Newark Liberty International Airport in small parcels. The Drug Trafficking Organizations make use of their contacts in the airports and bypass security to transfer cocaine laden baggage on airplanes. However, the most significant drug problem in New Jersey is posed by heroin. This narcotic accounts for the majority of admissions to the rehabs more than any other drug be it cocaine or marijuana or all drugs combined. South

American heroin is the most popular and also the most easily available narcotic in New Jersey, the main reason being their low costs accompanied by high purity levels. Heroin is usually sold in plastic bags with stamped brand logos, brick forms and pellets. Now in the southern regions, a heroin bundle comprises13 plastic bags and not the traditional bundle of 10 plastic bags.

Newark enjoys the purest variety of the drug in the whole nation. The drug originated from Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Honduras. The ports of Curacao, Aruba, Puerto Rico and St. Martin are used as transshipment points. Methamphetamine is a favored drug in the Cherry Hill area of New Jersey, the main reason being the scarcity of cocaine. Investigations have reported Filipino traffickers in sourcing the drugs from Philippines and Mexico. The drug is first converted into ice in Los Angeles, California and then smuggled via motor vehicles, here into New Jersey. Marijuana/Hashish sourced from the Southwest Border areas is another readily available drug in the state. Pharmaceutical drugs like OxyContin, Percocet, Xanax and Hydrocodone have also been found to be used illegally for non-medicinal purposes.