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NJ: Indictment Stemming From 'Operation Worldwide' Takedown Cripples Salem Drug Network NJ: Indictment Stemming From 'Operation Worldwide' Takedown Cripples Salem Drug Network
NJ: Indictment Stemming From 'Operation Worldwide' Takedown Cripples Salem Drug Network A high-profile takedown this fall has produced an indictment naming the accused ringleader, supplier and various alleged associates of a network that slug heroin, crack and fentanyl in Salem City, New Jersey authorities announced Thursday. The 10-month “Operation Worldwide” operation -- led by New Jersey State Police and the state Division of Criminal Justice Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau -- took its name from accused kingpin Jerome "Worldwide" Armstead, 47, of Salem. Armsted is charged with conspiracy, along with various drug, weapons and high-capacity magazine possession counts, in a…

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