A man giving an Herbalife demonstration to a dozen people in a Bridgeton business on Sunday night has been cited under the state order barring large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, police reported.

The disorderly conduct citation issued to Eduardo Montero, 32, of Bridgeton, came after he had received a warning days earlier.

Police first responded to his fitness and nutrition business on the 100 block of Irving Avenue on March 25 because people were working out in the gym area of the establishment in violation of Gov. Phil Murphy’s order closing several types of businesses, including gyms, casinos, shopping malls and movie theaters.

He was given a copy of the governor’s executive order, police said, which directs residents to stay at home, with limited exceptions for going to work or obtaining essential goods and services, and also prohibits any sort of social gatherings.

On Sunday night, officers returned to the business around 7:45 p.m. for a report of an illegal gathering and found Montero in a back room giving an Herbalife nutrition and dietary products demonstration to around 12 people. He told police he was just wrapping up.

Montero was issued a summons and the group was told to leave.

Bridgeton Police Chief Mike Gaimari said this was the third gathering his officers have broken up in the last few weeks.

Early on, officers were warning violators about the governor’s directives during the education phase of the process, but have now shifted toward issuing citations. “Now it’s pretty widely known,” Gaimari said.

Statewide, police have reported busting several parties in the last week, including an apartment gathering of 47 people in Ewing on Friday.

A Lakewood couple was charged with five counts of child endangerment Sunday after they hosted a party with 40 to 50 people outside in front of their home.

The strict measures are part of the effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, which has killed 267 in New Jersey and more than 40,000 worldwide.

Towns along the Jersey Shore have also started closing boardwalks, which have become gathering spots as the weather has warmed.

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