PARSIPPANY — According to Daily Record, Gamage Jayantha, 60, of Parsippany is in Morris County Jail on $125,000 bail, charged with selling fake Xanax and inhalants with names like “Jungle Juice” nail polish remover out of Route 46 Video Boutique, 100 Route 46. The owner of the business, Jeffrey Namey, was also charged with the same offenses. Bail was set for Namey of Livingston at $150,000, no 10%. It wasn’t clear if he is still remains in Morris County Jail.
Detective Dan Cicala on Tuesday, October 12 charged Jayantha, who was born in Sri Lanka, with multiple counts of possession with intent to distribute substances that are not classified as controlled dangerous substances but which could be passed off as CDS because they are similar in shape, color, effect and feel as Xanax.
The investigation, which began in February and culminated in Jayantha’s arrest on Tuesday, involved alleged sales of fake Xanax to an undercover police officer. Jayantha also allegedly promoted sales of the imitation CDS between February and October 11, and instructed customers on its effects, comparing it to Xanax, criminal complaints said, as reported in Daily Record.
Jayantha is charged with possession with intent to distribute toxic chemicals by having on display in his store “Blue Boy Nail Polish Remover” and “Jungle Juice Nail Polish Remover” and advertising those products as inhalants, the complaints state.
Sources close to the investigation stated there are over twenty separate charges against Jayantha and Namey.
Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Officer Brain Conover stated earlier today when questioned by Parsippany Focus, “At the current time no releases will be issued regarding this incident.”
