i think that anyone thats probably not from newarke on that list is probably a buyer. I think now a lot of the dealers know that a lot of their suburban clientele are buying for their friends to. This comes on the back of a few heroin mills getting busted around nj.

Raids at Paterson heroin mills produce indictments

NOVEMBER 24, 2014, 11:38 AM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014, 5:17 PM
BY JOE MALINCONICO
PATERSON PRESS

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Seven people were indicted, including, clockwise from top left. Alexsander Padro, Jose Romero-Rivera, Manuel E. Perez-Guerrero, Franklin Mejia, Juan E. Perez-Guerrero and Lakey S. Guerra-Pujols. Rosaline Engracia Ulloa is not shown. N.J. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
Seven people were indicted, including, clockwise from top left. Alexsander Padro, Jose Romero-Rivera, Manuel E. Perez-Guerrero, Franklin Mejia, Juan E. Perez-Guerrero and Lakey S. Guerra-Pujols. Rosaline Engracia Ulloa is not shown.
PATERSON — Seven alleged members of a drug ring, including five city residents, have been indicted on charges that they operated heroin mills inside two Paterson apartments, the state Attorney General’s Office announced Monday.

The indictments stem from arrests made in March, during which authorities say they confiscated about a pound of heroin during searches of the apartments and suspects’ vehicles, according to officials. Authorities said they also seized three guns along with the drugs with a street value of more than $100,000.

“The heroin and handguns seized in this case speak to the grave danger posed by these alleged drug dealers,” Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said in a release. “Heroin and illegal firearms are the twin scourges that are wracking our communities with addiction, overdoses and drug-related gun violence.”

After an investigation involving state and county law enforcement agencies, police initially arrested several suspects during traffic stops along Route 80 and then raided the apartments in the 2nd and 5th wards. At an apartment on the 200 block of Spring Street, authorities say, they seized almost five ounces of heroin and numerous items of paraphernalia used for heroin milling, including grinders, masks, wax folds and empty kilogram wrappers.

Police say the heroin was packaged as 146 bricks, with each containing roughly 50 single-dose wax folds of the drug packaged for street distribution. Also seized at that location were a stolen .45-caliber Ruger semi-automatic pistol, a loaded .45-caliber magazine and a silencer for the gun, police said.

At a second apartment on the first block of 18th Avenue, authorities say, they seized $16,841 in cash and numerous items of paraphernalia used for heroin milling, including a kilo press, stamps, a scale and cutting agents. Detectives also reported finding a .40-caliber Glock handgun and illegal hollow-point bullets. The windows of the apartment were covered with black garbage bags, a technique used at heroin mills to avoid police detection, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

Authorities also searched three vehicles belonging to the accused and found two of them had hidden compartments that opened electronically. Detectives took more than five ounces of heroin from a hidden compartment in a Nissan Quest used by the accused, along with a Taurus .38-caliber revolver and four hollow-point bullets, authorities said. They said they seized 160 bricks of heroin and a box of bullets from the hidden compartment of a Ford Explorer driver by one of the accused.

“Through their excellent work, the State Police brought us a strong conspiracy case and seized enough heroin and related paraphernalia for milling heroin to charge the co-conspirators with first- and second-degree drug offenses,” said Director Elie Honig of the Division of Criminal Justice. “Because of their conduct, these defendants now face lengthy prison sentences.”

The accused are:

Manuel E. Perez-Guerrero, 27, of Paterson. He faces eight drug and weapons charges including two first degree-offenses: maintaining a heroin production facility and possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
Jose Romero-Rivera, 41, of Paterson. He also is known as Luis Manuel Tejeda Chalas. He faces nine drug and weapons charges including two first degree-offenses: maintaining a heroin production facility and possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
Franklin Mejia, 43, of Paterson. He faces eight drug and weapons charges including two first degree-offenses: maintaining a heroin production facility and possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
Juan E. Perez-Guerrero, 22, of Paterson. He is Manuel’s brother. He faces four charges related to drug dealing.
Lakey S. Guerra-Pujols, 29, of Oakfield, N.Y. He faces four charges related to drug dealing.
Alexsander Padro, 23, of Lawrence, Mass. He faces four charges related to drug dealing.
Rosaline Engracia Ulloa, 23, of Paterson. She is the wife of Manuel Perez-Guerrero. She faces four charges involving drug dealing, money laundering and illegal bullets.
Detective Sgt. Vittorio Flora led the investigation for the New Jersey State Police Drug Trafficking North Unit. The Passaic County Sheriff’s Office assisted in making the arrests and conducting the searches.