1TRENTON, N.J. – A two-month narcotics investigation in Hamilton Township ended with two arrests and the seizure of more than a kilogram of cocaine, four handguns, and tens of thousands of dollars in cash, prosecutors said Wednesday.

The Mercer County Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant earlier this month at a home on East Franklin Street in Hamilton.

Detectives arrested 42-year-old Hedtson Perez and later his girlfriend, 31-year-old Lisbeth Acevedo-Lara, on multiple first-degree narcotics and weapons charges.

Authorities said Perez was taken into custody on November 6 after officers secured the home with assistance from the Hamilton Police Division SWAT Team.

During the search, Sgt. Tom Paglione’s K-9 partner, Indy, detected narcotics in several areas of the residence, lea

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