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Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office charges suspects in drug trafficking network

Press release from Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office

Monroe Township Police Department assists in busting an extensive drug trafficking network based in Paulsboro.

The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office’s Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Task Force, working in close partnership with multiple local, county, state and federal law enforcement partners, has charged 21 suspects with operating an extensive drug trafficking network based in Paulsboro.

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“This organization’s illegal activities created direct harm for the local community and had regional impact as well,” said Gloucester County Prosecutor Charles A. Fiore.

The majority of the arrests, along with execution of multiple search warrants, occurred in Paulsboro on July 9 during multi-agency operations.

Commenting on the complex, long-term investigation, which focused on individuals distributing and selling illegal drugs, Prosecutor Fiore noted, “Gloucester County and its residents have felt the devastating and staggering impact of the Opioid Crisis and the distribution and use of illegal drugs. Since January 1, 2018, there have been 49 fatal opioid overdoses in Gloucester County, compared to 69 for all of 2017.”

Detectives seized suspected narcotics- more than 400 grams of cocaine, 200 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 120 grams of heroin, 356 Percocet pills, 50 grams of marijuana, two handguns, a sawed-off shotgun and $39,000 in cash.

The suspected heroin was capable of producing over 3,000 individual wax folds- the typical packaging for street sale to individual buyers. The heroin is being analyzed by the New Jersey State Police Laboratory for the presence of fentanyl, which now plays a large and complex role in the carnage of the opioid crisis.

The following suspects have been identified and charged as members of the drug trafficking network:

Duane Johns, 31, Paulsboro

Darnell Samuels, 35, Wilmington, DE

Keenan B. Cheeks, 27, of Salem

Orlando Williams, 35, of Paulsboro

Trynell T. Foster, 26, of Paulsboro

Leonard Mears, 50, Paulsboro

Nicole Moore, 45, Paulsboro

Wanda Martin, 43, Paulsboro

Steven Johns, 28, Paulsboro

William Hodges, 37, Woodbury

Robert Madden, 25, Paulsboro

Thomas Gray, 31, Paulsboro

Brandon Carr, 34, Paulsboro

Damien Mears, 45, Paulsboro

James Johns, 26, Paulsboro

Shamar Gaines, 30, Glassboro

Samar Khalid, 24, Penns Grove

Douglas Eli, 43, Deptford

Anthony Kille, 19, Penns Grove

Shovanha Myers, 30, Paulsboro

Virginia Campbell, 56, Paulsboro

For the full press release visit the website: http://www.co.gloucester.nj.us/civica/press/display.asp?layout=1&Entry=1152

ANTHONY J MAZZIOTTI III
ANTHONY J MAZZIOTTI III
Anthony is a graduate of Rowan University and a proud freelance contributor for 08108 magazine. He has past bylines in The Sun Newspapers and the Burlington County Times.
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