Hoboken Vape Van owner arrested for drug possession

HOBOKEN–On July 6, 27-year-old Hoboken resident Joseph Ruggiero, the infamous owner of Vape Van who was accused of hate speech in May, was arrested for drug possession.
Ruggiero was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, distribution of marijuana within 500 feet of a public park, and distribution of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school, according to a press release from the Hudson County Prosector’s Office.
The release says he was arrested “after a court authorized search of his residence on Garden Street in Hoboken led to the recovery of marijuana.”
Prosecutor Esther Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force and the K-9 Unit of the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office with the arrest.