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Newark Projects Dealer Caught With Gun Gets 5 Years In Fed Pen
A Newark drug dealer caught with a gun was sentenced to five years in federal prison, authorities said.
Ricky Terrell, 24, was one of several dealers targeted for running an open-air drug market – slinging heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and more -- at the Stephen Crane Village public housing complex near the Belleville border, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
Several law enforcement agencies teamed up to smash the operation, making undercover buys and intercepting phone calls and text messages, among other tactics, she said.
On Feb. 25, 2020, they raided Terrell’s home and found hero…
Police: Pair In Stolen Car Linked To String Of Armed NJ Robberies
Handguns and proceeds from items believed to be proceeds from armed robberies across New Jersey were recovered from suspects stopped last week in a stolen vehicle in Essex County, local authorities said.
Anthony Carbley, 19, of Belleville, and Keith Mcnie, 18, of Nutley, were in a car stolen out of Belleville when police stopped them around 1 a.m. Friday, Belleville police said.
Evidence linked Carbley and Mcnie to an armed gas station robbery in Belleville on Aug. 25, and others in Newark, Paterson, East Windsor, Sayreville, and Old Bridge, police said.