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Heroin, 19 Illegal Firearms Seized Last Week In Newark Heroin, 19 Illegal Firearms Seized Last Week In Newark
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Paroled Gang Member Arrested On Drugs And Weapons Charges In Newark Paroled Gang Member Arrested On Drugs And Weapons Charges In Newark
Paroled Gang Member Arrested On Drugs And Weapons Charges In Newark A member of the Bloods street gang who is on parole for aggravated manslaughter was arrested Tuesday night in an ongoing crackdown of Newark’s drug trade, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said Wednesday. Al-Tariq Carter, 28, who was charged a decade ago in a shooting that left one man dead and another injured, was spotted by sheriff’s detectives who were staking out Nevada and West Kinney streets Tuesday. Carter, who was sitting on the passenger side of a Mercedes, was seen getting cash in exchange for items he handed to two people who approached the car. Detectives smelled burnt mari…

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by Paul Milo