By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Hudson County announced that the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Gang Task Force has arrested five individuals after investigating reports that narcotics transactions were being conducted within a Jersey City storefront.
According to Hudson County officials, on Wednesday, February 5, the Gang Task Force, with assistance from Hudson County Regional SWAT, the Jersey City Police Department, and the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, conducted a court-authorized search of Kaelyn Deli and Grocery, located at 156 Martin Luther King Drive.
During the search, investigators recovered various quantities of suspected cocaine, heroin, drug paraphernalia, and money in multiple locations throughout the storefront, Hudson County officials said. 
As a result, HCPO officials said that five individuals were charged with various narcotics offenses, including conspiracy and distribution:
• Donte Carlisle, 32, of Jersey City, was arrested on Wednesday, February 5
• Marc Jeune, 19, of Jersey City, was arrested on Wednesday, February 5
• Elvin Borbon, 32, of Jersey City, was arrested on Wednesday, February 5
• Rodney Chappel, 38, of Jersey City, was arrested on Tuesday, February 11
• Aliquan Hatten, 38, of Jersey City, was arrested on Tuesday, February 18
Following the court-authorized search of the storefront, the Jersey City Department of Health and Human Services ordered the business to cease operating, according to HCPO authorities. It issued the store’s owner multiple citations for violating city health codes.