Johnnel Bowens,Sandy Wilcher were charged with possession and distribution of drugs

Johnnel Bowens, 31, and Sandy Wilcher, 41, both of Jersey City, were charged with possession and distribution of drugs, resisting arrest, aggravated assault on a police officer and other charges around 6 p.m. after being caught with 2,000 bags of heroin and more than 1,000 vials of cocaine, reports said.Two cops responding to the tip knocked on the door of an apartment at 177-183 Bergen Ave., where a caller said a group of possibly six male non-residents carrying three bags had entered, reports said.Bowens opened the door approximately 10 inches, and cops observed three tennis ball-sized clear bags and one sandwich bag of a white powdery substance, one black plastic bag, a digital scale, a yellow bowl and a box of empty clear glass vials on a table 10 feet from the door in plain sight, reports said.Bowens yelled and attempted to slam the door on the police before he and Wilcher ran and exited from a bedroom window - with Wilcher losing a shoe in the process. They were spotted by two back-up officers at the rear of the building, reports said.The two men split up but each was caught after a short chase, police said.Bowens, who was carrying $3,061 of suspected drug proceeds in cash, and Wilcher were transported to the city police station at the South District.