Brick Man Gets 46-Month Sentence For Role In Massive Heroin Ring

A Brick Township man has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for his role in a large-scale drug ring that distributed heroin in Ocean and Monmouth counties and elsewhere in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Richard Durham, 28, pleaded guilty in December to a count of conspiring to distribute heroin as part of the Britt-Young DTO, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan, sitting in Trenton, imposed the sentence Tuesday, according to a news release.

Durham was one of 19 people charged in March 2014 in connection with the Britt-Young DTO, named for its leaders, Robert Britt, a/k/a “True,” and Rufus Young, a/k/a “Equan,” a/k/a “E-Money,” a/k/a “Kintock.” So far, 14 of those charged, including Young, have pleaded guilty.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

Between November 2013 and March 2014, Durham conspired with Rufus Young and others to distribute heroin in Ocean and Monmouth counties as part of the Britt-Young DTO. At his plea hearing, Durham admitted he possessed and distributed between 60 and 80 grams of heroin, the news release said.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Sheridan sentenced Durham to serve three years of supervised release.

The narcotics conspiracy charge to which Durham pleaded guilty carried a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and $1 million fine.

Fishman credited special agents of the FBI, Red Bank Resident Office, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Richard M. Frankel, with the investigation leading to the sentencing.