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Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison
Eight Members Of Violent, Heroin-Dealing 'So Icy Boys' Paterson Gang Sent To Prison Eight reputed members of the the violent, drug-dealing Paterson East Side “So Icy Boys” set were sentenced to prison terms stemming from a multi-agency law enforcement sweep. The heaviest sentence was given to Shadeik Stratford, 19, who got 10 years in exchange for a guilty plea to attempted murder for shooing a fellow gang member in October 2018.  Stratford must serve 8½ years of that term before he'll be eligible for parole. Behind him is Fabian Frater, 29, of Paterson, who got nine years in state prison, more than 7½ years of which he must serve before becoming eligible for parole.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Operation Icebox': 19 Indicted In Heroin-Dealing Paterson East Side Gang Bust 'Operation Icebox': 19 Indicted In Heroin-Dealing Paterson East Side Gang Bust
'Operation Icebox': 19 Indicted In Heroin-Dealing Paterson East Side Gang Bust Innocent children and gang members alike have been killed by shots randomly fired in anger by “So Icy Boys,” a violent Bloods set that has controlled the heroin trade on Paterson’s east side for years. Last week, nine reputed members of the gang were charged with racketeering, and 10 more people with buying heroin, cocaine, or Ketamine from them, during a joint investigation that became known as “Operation Icebox.” Two gang members were killed during the five-month probe – one of them at 10th Avenue and 28th Street, the network’s drug-trafficking hub, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir…

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by Jerry DeMarco