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Attorney
General Anne Milgram, Criminal Justice Director
Gregory A. Paw and Acting Camden County
Prosecutor Joshua M. Ottenberg today announced
the arrests of 10 members of the Nine Trey
Headbusta street gang, a violent set of
the Bloods that has been dealing large quantities
of crack cocaine and heroin in the Broadway
Avenue business district of Camden.
The
arrests resulted from a six-month joint
investigation conducted by the New Jersey
Division of Criminal Justice and the High-Intensity
Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Joint Camden
Task Force. The Nine Trey Headbusta set,
which has direct ties to Philadelphia, has
utilized violence and intimidation to protect
its turf in Camden, including Broadway Avenue
and Stevens and Benson Streets.
All
10 defendants, two of whom are juveniles,
are from Camden. Six defendants were arrested
on Friday, and four were arrested in November.
Three men, Juan Vargas, 24, Nathaniel Clay,
30, and Dionoco Adams, 26, were arrested
on Nov. 29 on a charge of conspiracy to
commit murder, a first-degree offense, as
a result of the investigation. No details
of the alleged murder plot are being released
at this time. Javiel Ford, 20, was arrested
on Nov. 30 on drug charges. A full list
of defendants and charges is included below.
Vargas,
who was free on bail after his November
arrest, was wounded Thursday night in a
shooting and taken to Cooper University
Hospital. Vargas, an alleged leader of the
Headbusta set, was charged Friday with leading
a narcotics trafficking network and racketeering,
both first-degree offenses.
Clay,
Adams and Ford, who remained jailed after
their November arrests, also face new charges,
including first-degree racketeering. A total
of eight defendants were charged Friday
with first-degree racketeering. First-degree
crimes carry a maximum sentence of 20 years
in prison.
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warrants executed on November 29 resulted
in the seizure of approximately 500 bags
of heroin, about 3 pounds of marijuana,
approximately 2.5 ounces of crack cocaine,
two handguns and roughly $10,000 in cash.
These
defendants have been arrested on the following
charges:
- Juan
Vargas, 24. Conspiracy to Commit Murder
(1st degree), Leader of Narcotics Trafficking
Network (1st degree), Racketeering (1st
degree), Conspiracy to Manufacture, Distribute
or Dispense Heroin (3rd degree).
- Nathaniel
Clay, 30. Conspiracy to Commit Murder
(1st degree), Racketeering (1st degree),
Employing a Juvenile in a Drug Distribution
Scheme (2nd degree), Conspiracy to Manufacture,
Distribute or Dispense Cocaine (3rd degree),
Conspiracy to Manufacture, Distribute
or Dispense Heroin (3rd degree).
- Dionico
Adams, 26. Conspiracy to Commit Murder
(1st degree), Racketeering (1st degree),
Conspiracy to Manufacture, Distribute
or Dispense Heroin (3rd degree).
- Kenneth
Hands, 30. Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin
(3rd degree).
- Hector
Archeval, 20. Racketeering (1st degree),
Manufacturing, Distributing or Dispensing
Heroin (3rd degree), Conspiracy to Manufacture,
Distribute or Dispense Heroin (3rd degree),
Possession of Heroin (3rd degree).
- Keith
Jones, 40. Racketeering (1st degree),
Distributing Heroin Within 500 Feet of
Certain Public Property (2nd degree),
Distribution of Heroin (3rd degree), Possession
of Heroin (3rd degree).
- Jose
Vargas, 22. Possession of Marijuana with
Intent to Distribute Within 1,000 Feet
of a School (3rd degree), Possession of
Marijuana with Intent to Distribute (3rd
degree), Possession of Marijuana (4th
degree).
- Javiel
Ford, 20. Aggravated Assault (2nd degree),
Possession of Heroin Within 500 Feet of
Certain Public Property (2nd degree),
Conspiracy to Manufacture, Distribute
or Dispense Heroin (3rd degree).
- A
Juvenile Male, 16. Racketeering (1st degree),
Conspiracy to Manufacture, Distribute
or Dispense Heroin (3rd degree).
- A
Juvenile Male, 17. Racketeering (1st degree),
Conspiracy to Manufacture, Distribute
or Dispense Heroin (3rd degree).
The
charges filed are merely accusations and
the defendants are presumed innocent until
proven guilty. First-degree crimes carry
a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison
and a $200,000 fine, while second-degree
crimes carry a maximum sentence of 10 years
in prison and a $150,000 fine. Third-degree
crimes carry a maximum sentence of five
years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
Attorney
General Milgram credited State Investigator
Richard M. Carlin and Deputy Attorneys General
Jill S. Mayer and Christopher St. John for
coordinating the investigation for the New
Jersey Division of Criminal Justice. Attorney
General Milgram also credited the following
members of the HIDTA Joint Camden Task Force
for conducting and assisting the investigation:
- Camden
County Prosecutor’s Office
- Camden
City Police Department
- Camden
County Sheriffs Department
- New
Jersey State Police
- U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration
- Federal
Bureau of Investigation
- U.S.
Marshals Service
- U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Municipal
Task Force Alliance
- National
Guard
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