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Feds: Undercover Buys, Wire Snare Members Of Crew That Slung Smack, Crack In Newark Projects Feds: Undercover Buys, Wire Snare Members Of Crew That Slung Smack, Crack In Newark Projects
Feds: Undercover Buys, Wire Snare Members Of Crew That Slung Smack, Crack In Newark Projects Federal agents arrested three accused members of a crew that the government said has controlled the heroin and crack market in a labyrinthine complex of affordable housing and senior apartments in Newark. ATF agents working with U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito’s office and other local, state and federal law enforcers zeroed in on the privately-owned Pilgrim Baptist Village housing complex. Commonly known as “Pilgrim Village,” the project consists of 46 buildings, each with four units, with interior stairwells leading from each apartment to a common hallway that connects multiple buildings, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: ‘Corona Virus’ Heroin Bags Found On Fleeing Paterson Suspect Police: ‘Corona Virus’ Heroin Bags Found On Fleeing Paterson Suspect
Police: ‘Corona Virus’ Heroin Bags Found On Fleeing Paterson Suspect It was bound to happen: A man chased down by Paterson police following a drug deal was carrying bags of heroin stamped “Corona Virus,” authorities said. Heroin marketed to current events is commonplace in the inner cities – from “WMD” and “Bin Laden” to “Hurricane Sandy,” “ObamaCare” and even “KURTCOBAIN.” Paterson Officer Jimmy Maldonado was on uniform patrol in the area of Godwin Avenue and Auburn Street on Sunday when he saw the deal go down, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The two men involved started to tip away as Maldonado approached, he said. One of them – identified as Tyron…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CRACKDOWN: Phillipsburg Man Caught With Heroin, Cocaine CRACKDOWN: Phillipsburg Man Caught With Heroin, Cocaine
Crackdown: Phillipsburg Man Caught With Heroin, Cocaine A Warren County resident was caught with heroin and crack cocaine, authorities said. Shene Brown, 29, of Phillipsburg, was arrested on Jan. 2 following the execution of a search warrant by the Phillipsburg Police Department, state police and other local agencies, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Brown was charged with various drug counts, including possession and intent to distribute heroin and crack cocaine. Brown was held at the Warren County Correctional Center pending a detention hearing. His arrest results from a four-month investigation into the distribution of crack and h…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Drug-Dealing Gangsters Worked For Newark Rec Center Near Basilica: Feds Drug-Dealing Gangsters Worked For Newark Rec Center Near Basilica: Feds
Drug-Dealing Gangsters Worked For Newark Rec Center Near Basilica: Feds U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose Wednesday announced the arrests of nearly a dozen people involved with narcotics trafficking by a set of the Bloods gang. A total of 12 people have been charged in connection with the investigation into the G-Shine Bloods, which dealt fentanyl, heroin and crack cocaine, authorities said. They face a variety of drugs and weapons charges. Among the more shocking revelations by authorities was that three of those charged worked for the Rotunda Recreation and Wellness Center, located on Clifton Avenue between St. L…

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by Paul Milo
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Hackensack, Garfield PDs, Prosecutor's Detectives Derail Ex-Cons' Drug Delivery Service Hackensack, Garfield PDs, Prosecutor's Detectives Derail Ex-Cons' Drug Delivery Service
Hackensack, Garfield PDs, Prosecutor's Detectives Derail Ex-Cons' Drug Delivery Service Two repeat offenders – one of whom had been busted and soon after released from jail twice in the past month -- ran a drug delivery service to a “vast clientele” throughout Bergen County, said authorities who arrested them. City narcotics detectives teamed up with their colleagues at the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Garfield Police Department to nab Adebola O. Bamisile, 32, of Hackensack, and Joseph G. Williams, 30, of Garfield, Capt. Peter Busciglio said Friday. They found both heroin and crack, along with drug paraphernalia, and seized a BMW 750i, jewelry and an undisclosed a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson PD: Undercover Stings Nets Nearly 700 Heroin Folds, 100 Crack Vials, Two Arrests Paterson PD: Undercover Stings Nets Nearly 700 Heroin Folds, 100 Crack Vials, Two Arrests
Paterson PD: Undercover Stings Nets Nearly 700 Heroin Folds, 100 Crack Vials, Two Arrests An undercover Paterson police drug sting produced nearly 700 heroin folds, nearly 100 vials of crack and the arrests of two city men who live together, authorities said. Nygeir Barrett, 24, and Tymere McMillan, 22, of Hamilton Avenue were charged with various drug offenses in the sting after they were arrested around the corner from their apartment. The charges include selling within 1,000 feet of the pre-K-through-3rd grade Edward E. Kilpatrick School on Ellison Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Seized were 677 heroin folds – 40 of which McMillan sold to the undercover detectiv…

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by Jerry DeMarco