Press Release
☷Newark Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Possessing Five Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking and Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Cocaine
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( By Press Release office)
Feb 08,2024
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A guy from Newark got sentenced today to 96 months in prison for being involved in a scheme to sell fentanyl and cocaine in Lincoln Park . He also had five guns to help with his drug dealing . Khalid Holland , a 44 - year - old from Newark , pleaded guilty back in May to having the guns and being part of the drug operation . The judge gave him the sentence today in Newark federal court . During the investigation , the cops found 13 guns at different houses , including five at Holland ' s place , plus lots of ammo and drugs . Holland admitted that he had the five guns to help with selling drugs . On top of the prison time , the judge also gave Holland three years of supervised release . The U . S . Attorney ' s Office thanked the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives , the Drug Enforcement Administration , the Essex County Sheriff ' s Office , the Newark Police Department , and the Union County Prosecutor ' s Office for their help in the investigation . This case was part of the Newark Violent Crime Initiative , which is a collaboration between different law enforcement agencies to fight violent crime in Newark . The team includes the Marshals , the Newark Department of Public Safety , the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office , the Essex County Sheriff’s Office , New Jersey State Parole , Union County Jail , New Jersey State Police Regional Operations and Intelligence Center/Real Time Crime Center , New Jersey Department of Corrections , the East Orange Police Department , and the Irvington Police Department . Benjamin Levin from the U . S . Attorney’s Office’s National Security Unit in Newark is representing the government .
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