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Famous Boyz: Federal Prison Time Piles Up For Newark Street Gang That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Smack Famous Boyz: Federal Prison Time Piles Up For Newark Street Gang That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Smack
Famous Boyz: Federal Prison Time Piles Up For Newark Street Gang That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Smack A massive joint investigation continues to produce federal prison sentences for members and associates of a Newark gang that flooded a city neighborhood with fentanyl-laced heroin, committed street robberies and used social media to threaten would-be snitches. The Famous Boyz, a subset of the Brick City Brim set of the Bloods, used juveniles and social media to dominate the drug trade around the area of South 18th Street and 15th Avenue – an area they referred to as “8 Block,” “18th” or simply “8,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Gang members used social media not only to promote their …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Nasty,' 'Popa,' Other Members Of Newark's 'Famous Boyz' Drug Gang Plead Guilty 'Nasty,' 'Popa,' Other Members Of Newark's 'Famous Boyz' Drug Gang Plead Guilty
'Nasty,' 'Popa,' Other Members Of Newark's 'Famous Boyz' Drug Gang Plead Guilty Several members of a Newark street gang affiliated with the Bloods have pleaded guilty to a variety of drugs, weapons and other offenses over the last few weeks stemming from the gang's drug dealing in the state's largest city, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Tuesday.  The gang, Famous Boyz, is a subset of the Brick City Brims, which is in turn affiliated with the national Bloods gang, authorities said. Their base of operations was on South 18th and 15th Avenues in Newark, which the gang referred to as "8 Block," "18th" or with a simple "8," according to authorities.  Gang m…

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by Paul Milo