Three men have been arrested for running a drug ring in Jersey City and Newark, getting busted with 100 grams of cocaine, more than 30 grams of heroin, and Viagra, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
The arrests occurred yesterday following the execution of a court-authorized search warrant at residences on Kensington Avenue in Jersey City and Hunterdon Street in Newark, Suarez said in a statement.
Errol Allen, 52, of Jersey City, is charged with maintaining or operating a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) production facility, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of heroin, and possession with the intent to distribute a prescription legend drug (Viagra).
Allen was arrested on Kensington Avenue in Jersey City and later transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance.
Alex Darby, 52, of Newark, faces the same charges, along with possession with the intent to distribute heroin with a 1,000 feet of a school, as well as hindering apprehension or prosecution.
He was arrested on Hunterdon Street in Newark and later transported to the Essex County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance.
Brandon Thomas, 40, of Branchburg, is facing the same charges as Darby.
Thomas was arrested on Hunterdon Street in Newark and later transported to the Essex County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance.
Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force with the investigation and arrests with the assistance of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department.
