HOBOKEN, N.J. (1010 WINS) -- A New Jersey doctor and the man she lives with are facing multiple drug charges following a joint law enforcement undercover operation, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced Tuesday.
Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, 38, and Serge Corporan, 31, were arrested by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Hoboken Police Department on Friday.
Johnson is an Emergency Department physician at the Hoboken University Medical Center.
According to Suarez, Corporan sold over 150 grams of cocaine to an undercover officer on multiple dates in February and March.
Each incident happened at the Shop Rite on Madison Avenue, a criminal complaint states.
He was in possession of an additional 30 grams of cocaine at the time of his arrest, authorites said.
Officials also recovered 17 grams of cocaine, over 60 Ecstasy pills, and drug paraphernalia following a search warrant of their home that was executed on Friday.
There was over $15,000 worth of drugs recovered during the course of the investigation.
The nature of Corporan and Johnson's relationship was not disclosed.
Corporan and Johnson were charged with possession with the intent to distribute (cocaine), possession with the intent to distribute (cocaine) within 1,000 feet of a school, possession with intent to distribute (ecstasy) within 1,000 feet of a school, and several other charges, according to Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.
Corporan is also facing four counts of distribution (cocaine).
Corporan was taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility and released after a court appearance Saturday.
Johnson was released on a summons and is set to appear in court on April 1.
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