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Heroin, 19 Illegal Firearms Seized Last Week In Newark
Police recovered 19 illegal firearms, loaded magazines, heroin and more from more than a dozen individuals in Newark in the last week, they said.
The recoveries — from June 28 to July 7 — mark a 30 percent increase over the same period last year, Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said.
Malave reports the following arrests and gun/drug seizures:
Thursday, July 7: Wyheed Heath, 27, and Kevin Artis, 27, both of Newark, arrested after police observed Heath with a handgun in the 600 block of South 20th Street. Heath was found in possession of a handgun, 50 glassine envel…
