Alleged Head Of Massive Ocean-Monmouth Heroin Ring Indicted: U.S. Attorney

TRENTON, NJ — A federal grand jury has indicted a Monmouth County man on charges of running a massive heroin trafficking ring in Ocean and Monmouth counties, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Robert Britt, 44, of Asbury Park, who authorities say was one of the senior members of the Britt-Young DTO, is charged in a one-count indictment with conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, Fishman's office said.

Britt, also known as "True," is accused of conspiring to distribute heroin between July 2010 and March 2014, using various hotel rooms and apartments to store, process, and package heroin for distribution, according to documents in the case. Britt and others also is accused of using numerous cellular telephones and coded language to discuss drug transactions, including requests for specific types and quantities of narcotics, Fishman's office said.

Federal prosecutors allege that in April 2013, prior to beginning a term of incarceration, Britt transferred the day-to-day operations and certain heroin customers to Rufus Young, 43, of Asbury Park. Young, also known as “Equan,” “E-Money,” or “Kintock,” pleaded guilty in the case last year and was sentenced to 15 years in prison in December.

Federal prosecutors allege that Britt maintained a hands-on role in the heroin distribution business from prison, using a concealed contraband cell phone to talk to Young.

"During those conversations, Britt instructed Young on how to operate their drug business, including methods for developing new heroin customers, avoiding detection by law enforcement, and identifying new suppliers," Fishman's office said.

Between March and May 2014, 21 other members of the drug trafficking organization, all of whom have since been convicted, were charged in two separate criminal complaints with conspiring to distribute heroin and other related offenses. The complaint referred to the drug trafficking organization as the “Britt-Young DTO” after its two leading members.

On May 25, 2016, a federal jury convicted Thomas Shannon, a major supplier of narcotics to the Britt-Young DTO, of various offenses relating to the conspiracy.

Robert Britt, via N.J. Department of Corrections