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Newark Ex-Con Admits Dealing Heroin, Cocaine, Firearm Possession, Feds Say

A 34-year-old Newark man recently pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine and heroin, and possessing a firearm despite being a convicted felon, authorities said.

Naiem Moore

Naiem Moore

Photo Credit: Essex County Department of Corrections

In Jan. 2021, law enforcement recovered envelopes containing heroin, jugs containing cocaine and a loaded firearm from Naiem Moore's vehicle, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said. 

Moore had used the same firearm in a shooting and attempted assault in Sept. 2020, Sellinger said.

Moore pleaded guilty to two counts of being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, one count of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Sellinger said. 

He faces up to 35 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced in December, Sellinger said.

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