An Ocean County doctor has been indicted on 25 counts of offenses that include illegal drug distribution and weapons offenses, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato announced Monday.

The indictment was the result of an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Southern Enforcement Group – with the assistance of the state Division of Consumers Affairs' Enforcement Bureau, the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Camden Office and the Stafford Police Department - into Dr. Liviu Holca, 55, of Stafford Township, regarding the fraudulent issuance of prescription pain medications.

Authorities allege that between July 2013 and August 2013, Holca – A New Jersey State licensed physician – while operating a medical practice on Beacon Avenue in Stafford Township, prescribed quantities of Percocet and Xanax for "no legitimate medical purpose."

The Southern Enforcement group conducted eight undercover operations during which Holca allegedly dispensed narcotics while not acting in the usual course of his professional practice, the prosecutor's office said.

As a result of the investigation, the prosecutor's office arrested Holca at his Stafford Township home on Jan. 24 and charged him with second-degree distribution in an amount of more than one ounce without any medical necessity, third-degree distribution of Xanax in an amount of more than one ounce without any medical necessity, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of firearms during commission of a CDS offense, and second-degree financial facilitation (money laundering).

During the execution of a court-authorized search warrant of Holca's home, officers recovered several loaded firearms, a quantity of a suspected controlled dangerous substances and a significant amount of cash, the prosecutor's office said.

Holca's medical licenses was temporarily suspended, by the Division of Consumer Affairs in June. The voluntary suspension was obtained in lieu of a disciplinary hearing by the Board, and will remain in effect until the Board reviews a plenary hearing in the matter, after which the Board may decide to impose further discipline if a basis for disciplinary action is found, the prosecutor's office said.

 "This should send a warning to health care professionals who prey on those fighting the tragic disease of narcotic addiction," Coronato said in a release. "We are looking for you and will find you."