Sicklerville Man Admits Role In Heroin/Fentanyl Drug Ring: USAO

A seventh person has pleaded guilty in a large scale drug trafficking ring that was centered in South Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced this week.

Mark Campbell, 39, a/k/a “D” and Diz,” of Sicklerville, pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base, according to authorities.

Campbell admitted that he provided a large amount of cocaine base (crack cocaine) to members of a drug trafficking organization operating around the 1700 block of Filmore Street in Camden, according to documents filed in the case and statements made in court. He faces between 10 years and life in prison when is sentenced on May 13.

Campbell was among 10 members of the alleged drug ring who were arrested in June 2017. The other nine people arrested were John Gunther, 34, of Blackwood; George Williams, 42 of Haddon Township; and Taleaf Gunther, 31, William Roland, 35, Daron Suiter, 23, Karim Johnson, 38, Latoya Whealton, 32, Malcolm McCoy, 27, and Rajai Gaines, 33, all of Camden.

Davon Leak, 20, of Camden, was arrested nearly a year later. He pleaded guiltyto selling crack cocaine and furanyl fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, in December and awaits sentencing.

John Gunther and Taleaf Gunther were the alleged leaders and managers of the operation. They obtained large amounts of the drugs and readied them to be sold on the streets, according to authorities. Campbell is accused of supplying bulk quantities of crack cocaine to members of the organization.

They were accused of providing crack cocaine and heroin to other members of the group to be sold to customers. They also collected the money and oversaw the daily sales and operation of the organization, according to authorities.

The FBI-led investigation made use of surveillance, confidential informants, cooperating witnesses, more than 20 controlled drug purchases, record checks, a GPS vehicle tracker, and multiple telephone wiretaps to uncover the operations of the drug trafficking organization. The investigation ultimately led to the seizure of over 300 grams of crack cocaine, quantities of furanyl fentanyl and heroin, a firearm, and drug paraphernalia.

Johnson previously pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and is subject to eight years of supervised release and 300 hours of community service.

On March 26, at the same time Johnson pleaded guilty, Suiter pleaded guilty to the same charges. Suiter was sentenced on Aug. 9 to five years in prison.

On March 12, Williams pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute furanyl fentanyl.

On March 5, Whealton pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base. She also accepted responsibility for distributing furanyl fentanyl and heroin to customers in Camden.

Later in the spring, Gaines pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging him with possessing with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base.

Williams, Whealton and Gaines all await sentencing. Charges remain against the other four people in the alleged drug ring, and they are all considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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