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Nine Illegal Firearms, Heroin Seized In Newark Busts: Police
Seven people were arrested and nine illegal firearms were seized in four days in an ongoing gun operation in Newark, authorities said.
The nine illegal handguns, recovered since Friday, April 29, bring the city's total gun recoveries in 2022 to 251 — a 54 percent increase over the same period a year ago, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
On Monday, May 2, 2022, police arrested Darrell Hodges, 27, and James Hailey, 41, both of Newark, in separate incidents, O'Hara said.
Police received a Crime Stoppers tip about a man with a firearm in area of Bergen and West Ru…