Apr 22, 2025 | "Newark Set" | “Double ii – Queen Street Blood Gang” (Double ii) | “Exit 5 | “Passion | ” “Body Bag | ” “Route 21 | 200 block of North 9th Street | advisors | assault firearms | assaults | Board of Social Work Examiners | cocaine | Conspiracy | criminal organizations | DCJ Major Threats Division (North) | detectives | distributors of controlled dangerous substances (CDS) | Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) | drug offenses | enforcers | fentanyl | heroin | Illegal drug trafficking | intimidation | luger | maintaining gang discipline | Newark | Newark Police Department | Newark Police Division’s Intelligence Unit | NJSP | open-air drug market | Racketeering | semi-automatic rifle | shootings | supervisors | territory | violence | Violent Drug Gang | weapons offenses | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Combating Gun Violence | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | Gun Violence | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced that 26 people have been charged for their alleged roles in an enterprise that used violence and intimidation to operate an open-air drug market in Newark.
Mar 5, 2025 | addiction and substance abuse disorders | and Gutierrez Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) | CDS | CDS processing and packaging | Conspiracy | DCJ | digital scales | Division of Criminal Justice | fentanyl | grinders | heroin | Indictment | Lodi | NJ CARES | North New Jersey | Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR) | Office of the New Jersey Coordinator of Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies | Operation Helping Hand | opioid epidemic | Opioid Mills | Paterson | Racketeering | Rodriguez | rubber bands | Sanchez | sifters | wax folds | wood-handle stamps and ink pads | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Division of Criminal Justice | NJ CARES | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice announced a 53-count state grand jury indictment charging 20 people for their alleged roles in operating opioid mills in North Jersey.
May 8, 2023 | “Operation 293 Flip” | cocaine | Crystal Meth | DCJ Gangs and Organized Crime Bureau North Unit | gun trafficking | heroin | Illegal Activity | Illegal Guns | Investigations | NJSP Weapons Trafficking North Unit | Paterson | PPD Narcotics Unit | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Division of Criminal Justice | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | New Jersey State Police | NJ CARES | Press Release
For Immediate Release: May 8, 2023 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralNew Jersey State Police- Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, SuperintendentDivision of Criminal Justice- Pearl Minato, DirectorPaterson Police Department- Frederick Fife,...
Oct 24, 2022 | "Operation Drive-Through" | AR-15s | cocaine | Drug Distribution Ring | handguns | heroin | Investigation | Newark | Division of Criminal Justice | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release
8-Month Investigation Led to Seizure of AR-15s, Handguns, Heroin & Cocaine For Immediate Release: October 24, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Pearl Minato, Director For Further Information:...
Feb 24, 2022 | Atlantic City | Atlantic County | drugs | fentanyl | ghost guns | gun trafficking | heroin | Illegal Guns | OxyContin | Combating Gun Violence | Division of Criminal Justice | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | Gun Violence | New Jersey State Police | Press Release
New Jersey State Police, Division of Criminal Justice, Atlantic City Metro Task Force, and federal and local partners recover nine guns, including fully automatic “ghost” assault rifle For Immediate Release: February 24, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J....
