NEWARK, NJ — Nine individuals have been indicted for their involvement in a major drug trafficking operation that distributed fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine throughout Union County, announced U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger. The suspects are purportedly connected to the Sex, Money, Murder street gang, a subset of the Bloods gang.
Charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances are Jerry Ross, 46, of Somerset; Joseph Ross, 42, of Rahway; Luis Delvalle, 41, Pernell White, 36, and Jaquay Bell, 35, all of Piscataway; Andre Gaddy, 31, of North Plainfield; and Jacob Douglas, 42, Tarrell Strond, 42, and Tayeire Thomas, 26, all of Plainfield, New Jersey. Six of the defendants appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor, while Douglas, White, and Thomas remain at large.
The charges stem from an extended investigation involving surveillance, controlled purchases, and analysis of telephone records which identified the defendants as members and associates of a drug trafficking organization. This group operated an open-air drug market in the vicinity of West 3rd Street in Plainfield.