According to the prosecutor's office, Berkeley Township investigators discovered Kessel was using a residence in the Holiday City part of Berkeley Township for narcotics distribution.
On Aug. 25, 2020, a search of Kessel's residence yielded 7 pounds of hashish, 2 pounds of THC, drug paraphernalia, equipment and materials indicative of narcotics manufacturing and distribution, and nearly $18,000 in cash, according to the prosecutor's office.
According to the prosecutor's office, detectives discovered Kessel had a safe deposit box at a Bank of America branch in Toms River, and on Aug. 26, 2020, they executed a search warrant and seized $61,000 from the safe deposit box.