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Man Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Cocaine In Cumberland County: Prosecutor

A 36-year-old man from Cumberland County has been sentenced to 28 years in New Jersey state prison for selling heroin and cocaine and weapons offenses, authorities said.

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Kyle Blackwell of Vineland City pleaded guilty on Jan. 5 to multiple charges including conspiracy to distribute drugs, possession of drugs and possession of a weapon by a convicted person, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.

Blackwell will be eligible for parole after 14 years,  Webb-McRae said.

Between Dec.15, 2015, and Feb. 5, 2016, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office conducted an investigation into a narcotics network operating throughout the county, the prosecutor said.

Blackwell was identified as buying and selling heroin and cocaine, she said. 

A warranted search was made on Blackwell's residence. Authorities allegedly seized a .38 caliber Special Revolver, cocaine, heroin and drug distribution paraphernalia, Webb-McRae said.

First Assistant Prosecutor Harold B. Shapiro and Assistant Prosecutor Shari-Ann Sasu handled the case.

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