{"id":40009,"date":"2026-08-17T10:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=40009"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:50:24","slug":"readington-township-man-arrested-after-receiving-drugs-in-the-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2026\/08\/17\/readington-township-man-arrested-after-receiving-drugs-in-the-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"Readington Township Man Arrested After Receiving Drugs in the Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Readington Township man was arrested on August 13, 2026, and charged with drug distribution offenses involving packages intercepted in the mail by a multi-agency task force.<\/p>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);\"><strong>Case Details<\/strong><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj02eyt_6eWAxXp38kDHT-_OOEQi4wTegoIAggACAAIBxAB\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAcQAQ\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAcQAg\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Suspect:<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> <span data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj02eyt_6eWAxXp38kDHT-_OOEQ0fERegoIAggACAAIBxAD\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">David Develder<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[false,&quot;&quot;,false,{&quot;u&quot;:0}]--><\/span><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/span>, 47, of Readington Township, NJ<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/span> []<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj02eyt_6eWAxXp38kDHT-_OOEQi4wTegoIAggACAAIBxAI\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAcQCA\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAcQCQ\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Charges:<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> Second-degree possession of prescription legend drugs with intent to distribute; third-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/span> []<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj02eyt_6eWAxXp38kDHT-_OOEQi4wTegoIAggACAAIBxAO\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAcQDg\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAcQDw\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Agencies Involved:<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> Hunterdon County Prosecutor&#8217;s Office Narcotics Task Force, Readington Township Police Department, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and Homeland Security<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/new-jersey\/bridgewater\/readington-man-arrested-after-getting-drugs-mail-prosecutor-says\">Patch<\/a>: David Develder, 47, was charged with one count of second-degree possession of prescription legend drugs with the intent to distribute and one count of third-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances without a prescription, said Hunterdon County Prosecutor Ren\u00e9e M. Robeson.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 13, members of U.S. Postal Inspection Services, U.S. Homeland Security, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor\u2019s Office\u2019s Narcotics Task Force, and the Readington Township Police Department coordinated a controlled delivery of the packages.<\/p>\n<p>Moments after delivery, Develder was taken into custody without incident.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Drug-Deals-495.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40010 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Drug-Deals-495-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Drug-Deals-495-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Drug-Deals-495-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Drug-Deals-495.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Readington Township man was arrested on August 13, 2026, and charged with drug distribution offenses involving packages intercepted in the mail by a multi-agency task force. Case Details Suspect: David Develder, 47, of Readington Township, NJ [] Charges: Second-degree possession of prescription legend drugs with intent to distribute; third-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances [] [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking","category-postal-crime","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40009"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40011,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40009\/revisions\/40011"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}