UPDATE: Montclair Police Help With Massive Drug Bust In Essex County

The Montclair Police Department was one of several agencies that lent a hand during “Operation TIDE,” a massive, county-wide drug bust executed on Wednesday that resulted in the arrest of 48 people.

The ongoing, five-month investigation concentrated on “violence, drugs, guns and murder in Essex County,” and culminated with the execution of six search warrants, five taking place in Newark and one in East Orange.

Eleven of those charged remain at-large, authorities report.

Prosecutors are charging that the drug ring was operated by members of 793 set of the Bloods street gang in Essex County.

During Wednesday’s arrests, authorities seized $31,064 in cash, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, Promethazine syrup, and Oxycotin with a street value of $10,000, four semi-automatic handguns and an assault rifle.

According to a release, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force led the investigation, and was assisted by the Passaic, Morris, Bergen, and Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Offices, the New Jersey State Police, the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, and the Bloomfield, East Orange, Montclair, Belleville and Paramus police departments.

Wednesday’s arrests and charges included:

• Quincy Lowery, 35, of Newark was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS
• Richard Griffin, 33, of Newark was charged with Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute, Distribution Within 500 Feet of Public Housing, Distribution Within 1,000 Feet of a School and Conspiracy.
• Ali Duren, 24, of Newark was charged with Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute, Distribution Within 500 Feet of Public Housing, Distribution Within 1,000 Feet of a School, and Conspiracy.
• Anthony Williams, 33, of East Orange was charged with Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute, Distribution within 500 Feet of Public Housing, Distribution Within 1,000 feet of a School and Conspiracy.
• Ibn Young, 36, Newark was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• Otis James, 32, Newark was charged with Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute, Distribution Within 500 feet of Public Housing, Distribution Within 1,000 feet of a School and Conspiracy.
• Marilyn Kidd, 54, of Newark was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• William Bundy, 33, of Oxford was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• Francis Milano, 36, of Bradley Beach, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• Brianna Jusinski, 35, of West Keansburg, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• Donna Beerman, 52, of Neptune was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• Colleen Barrett, 39, of Ocean was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• Sergio Tapia, 42, of East Hanover was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• Michael Grant, 488, of Newark was charged with Violation of Probation.
• Cherlshee Bass, 26, of Newark was charged with Possession CDS/ Marijuana.
• Malik James, 37, of Newark was charged with Possession CDS/ Marijuana.
• Lenward Miller, 67, of Irvington was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• William McDuffie, 59, of Vauxhall was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• Charles Hilliard, 55, of Hillside was arrested for open warrants in Irvington Municipal Court.
• William Thomas, 55, of Newark was charged with open warrants.
• Carmine Conocchi, 29, of Hazlet was charged with Possesion of CDS/Heroin.
• Clifford Harris, 59, of Irvington was charged with Possession of CDS/Heroin.
• Jeffrey Dent, 58, of Newark was charged with Possession of CDS/Heroin and Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• MarcAnthony Datziwsky, 46, of Elizabeth was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• Anthony Bond, 58, of Nutley was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• Darrin B. Mack, 22, of Union was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS, Distribution of CDS, Distribution of CDS within 500 feet, Distribution of CDS within 1,000 feet.
• Henry Drakeford, 48, of Newark was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• Frank Sassa, 38, o f Matawan was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute CDS.
• Daquan D. Harris, 28, of Newark was charged with Distribution of CDS Within 1,000 Feet of a School and 500 Feet of School.
• Orlando Lee, 57, of Union was charged with Possession of CDS and Conspiracy.

In addition to Wednesday’s arrests, during a separate raid on May 29, the following individuals were arrested in Newark:

• Raheem Glaspie, 23, of Irvington was charged with murder and weapon charges, including possession of hollow point bullets and an extended magazine, receiving stolen property and being a convicted felon in possession of a gun. He was also charged with the murder of John Betances at 786 South 18th Street, Newark.
• Shaquan Leaks, 22, of Hillside was charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
• Andre Davis of Newark was charged with unlawful possession of a 9 mm Beretta handgun, terroristic threats, resisting arrest by flight and being a convicted felon with a gun.
• Najee Atkins of Newark was charged with unlawful possession of a 9 mm Beretta handgun and resisting arrest by flight.
• Keimai Colon of Newark was charged with possession of 10 glassines of heroin and resisting arrest by flight.
• Wesley McAdams was charged with possession of 10 glassines of heroin and resisting arrest by flight.
• A juvenile was charged with possession of CDS/150 glassine envelopes of heroin and possession with intent to distribute, possession within a 1,000 feet and resisting arrest by flight.