25 people charged in Newark with running drug trafficking operation

Deadly drugs, and more than a dozen alleged gang members are now off the streets following an early morning takedown in Newark.

“A now unsealed federal criminal complaint charges 25 members of the drug trafficking organization with conspiracy to distribute 400 or more grams of fentanyl, and 280 or more grams of crack cocaine,” said Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.

Agents in full gear descended on the Kretcher Homes, a housing project off Frelinghuysen Avenue, on Wednesday morning, taking 17 people into custody…

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