Story by Ethan
On February 18th, 2026, the arrest of Rocky L. Labarbera, age 45, was announced by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. Rocky L. Labarbera was charged with second and third-degree Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Sentence N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5b(2) & N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5b(13), and third-degree Money Laundering N.J.S.A. 2C:21-25a. The arrest and charges against Rocky L. Labarbera were a result of an investigation handled by the United States Postal Inspection Service, Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force, and Dumont Police Department.
According to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, the United States Postal Inspection Service was in the midst of an ongoing narcotics investigation when they intercepted approximately two ounces of suspected cocaine and one ounce of suspected ketamine. A joint investigation was launched alongside the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force and the Dumont Police Department after learning the flagged packages were sent from California to a private residence in Dumont, New Jersey. On Thursday February 12th, 2026, a court-authorized search warrant was executed at the residence the packages were addressed to and found Rocky L. Labarbera in the home. Officers tasked with the search warrant had recovered unspecified amounts of suspected cocaine, suspected ketamine, and U.S. currency.
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office stated that the charges against Rocky L. Labarbera are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
