Shaheed “Sha Gotti” Blake is last of 26 co-conspirators convicted in massive heroin and crack distribution scheme.
NEWARK, N.J. – A 41-year-old Newark man described as the driving force behind one of the city’s most lucrative and violent open-air drug markets was sentenced to 168 months in prison, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced. Shaheed Blake, a/k/a “Sha Gotti,” “Sha,” and “Bruh,” was handed the sentence by U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin in Newark federal court for leading a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated continuously—day and night—on the Newark–Irvington border. He is the last of 26 defendants indicted in the case, all of whom have now been convicted and sentenced.
Leadership of the “CKarter Boys”
Investigators say Blake controlled one of two adjacent houses near the Newark–Irvington line, establishing a massive heroin and crack cocaine distribution ring. According to evidence:…