Source: Philadelphia Inquirer Contact: 29 Nov 1997 Website: http://www.phillynews.com/ 100 OFFICERS ARREST 7 IN N.J. DRUG RAID They Searched 7 Homes In Camden And Pennsauken. Cocaine, Marijuana And Guns Were Confiscated. By Angela Couloumbis, Inquirer Correspondent CAMDEN In one of the city's largest drug raids, about 100 officers from state, county and local police departments descended on six homes in Camden City and one in Pennsauken yesterday, arresting seven people involved in an alleged drug ring, and seizing cocaine, marijuana and guns. According to Lt. Joseph Richardson, Camden police spokesman, the earlymorning raid was the culmination of a threemonth investigation by police in Camden and Pennsauken. The officers, who coordinated a 6:15 a.m. entry into all seven homes, retrieved a quarterpound of cocaine, an undetermined quantity of marijuana, a .40caliber semiautomatic gun, a .32caliber revolver, and 2 twoway radios that police believe were used to operate the drug ring. "It went as smooth as silk," Richardson said of the raid. "Nobody was hurt or injured. When you're dealing with drugs, you're dealing with a heightened possibility of danger." Two of those arrested were male juveniles, Richardson said. Both are 16 and live in Camden City. The other five arrested, also from Camden City, were James Becker, 26; Michael Becker, 22; Marlon Stanard, 25; Larry Stanard, 46; and Paul McGuire, 51. All were arrested at their homes on drug and weapons charges, and were being held at the Camden County Jail last night. No one was arrested at the Pennsauken house. The men accused of being the ringleaders of the operation, James Becker and Marlon Stanard, face more serious charges, Richardson said. Becker faces 15 counts of drug and weapons charges from conspiracy to distribute cocaine to operating a manufacturing facility and employing juveniles in the drug trade. Stanard faces three counts of narcotics charges, including conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute. Richardson said the investigation was continuing. The raid, which was mostly carried out in the Cramer Hill neighborhood on the east side of Camden, was held in conjunction with the New Jersey State Police Teams Unit; the Cherry Hill and Gloucester Township Police Departments; the Camden County Sheriff's Department SWAT officers and canine unit; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Camden County Prosecutor's Office; the New Jersey Air National Guard; and the University of Medicine and Dentistry's special operations medic unit.