NJ Drug, Gun Bust: 41 Arrested, 194 Bags Of Heroin Seized

Forty-one people from throughout New Jersey were arrested this week in a major drugs and weapons bust, according to authorities. Police recovered three handguns and confiscated 194 decks of heroin, 216 vials of cocaine and 118 plastic bags of marijuana during the four-day narcotics bust in Newark that ended on Monday, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

The narcotics confiscated have a street value of $5,530, and the amount of cash confiscated as proceeds of drug sales is $2,367.45, according to authorities. Gun arrests were made at Pennington and Broad streets; at Springfield and Fairmount avenues and at Bright Court near Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, all in Newark.

In a statement, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose commended all involved in this operation. “I applaud the officers’ hard work during this operation along with the arrest of three armed suspects without the officers firing their weapons,” he said.

Those charged with wandering to obtain CDS were:

• Jason Jiosne, 37, of Hazlet
• James Hemingway, 33, of Newark
• Robert Boyde, 36, of Newark
• Keith Finney 54, of Newark

Individuals charged with possession of CDS are:

• Ernest Davis, 18, of East Orange
• Dayquan Oxner, 19, of Perth Amboy
• Anthony Rogers, 25 (no hometown given)
• Christy Snyder, 32, of East Freedom, Pennsylvania
• Michael Carter, 20, who was also in violation of parole and wearing an intensive supervision monitoring device (ankle bracelet)
• April Mitchell, 32, of Newark
• Hasson A. Connett, 29, of Newark
• Scott Campbell, 32, of Newark
• Tiffany M. Rhone, 44, of Newark
• Marod K. Wilcox, 23, of Newark
• Morell Smith, 26, of Newark
• Omar Jackson, 22, of Newark

Individuals arrested for outstanding warrants are:

• Henry K. Acheampong, 35, of East Orange
• Franco Palmieri, 46, of Bloomfield
• Nelson Camacho, 25, of Newark
• Dorsey Gilbert, 37, of Newark
• Rashon J. Owens, 21, of Newark
• Karim Jessie, 28, of Newark
• Robert L. Andrews, 25, of Newark
• Victor Ulloa, 27, of Newark
• Christopher Lawrence, 46, of Newark
• Teriq Moore, 23, of Newark
• Antwine King, 26, of Newark
• Daquan Lockhart, 26, of Newark

Those arrested for unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose are:

• Florida Benton, 35, of Newark
• Ronnie Kellum, 23, of Newark
• Ayoni F. Williams, 27, of Newark

Suspects arrested for CDS distribution and possession were:

• Mustafa Ward, 26, of Newark
• Jason Sparks, 38, of Newark
• Dorsey Gilbert, 37, of Newark
• Wendell Morris, 45, of Newark
• Tyree J. Miller, 23, of Newark
• Zakee J. Day, 38 of Newark
• Charles Spruell, 50, of Newark
• Kevin Clevil, 30, of East Orange

Also arrested were:

• Terrance Jackson, 36, of Newark, was arrested for obstructing the administration of the law.
• Darrell Cheeks, 18, of Newark was arrested for failure to make lawful disposition and resisting arrest.
• Kevin L. Wiley, 24, of Newark was arrested for failure to make lawful disposition and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Essex County Prosecutor's Office photo