Ahmad Johnson, Heroin Trafficking, New Jersey 2022

Ahmad Johnson, a 38-year-old man from Newark, New Jersey, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute over a kilogram of heroin, 150 grams of fentanyl, and 240 grams of crack cocaine.

On September 9, 2022, Johnson was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty for his role in a heroin distribution conspiracy that operated in and around Newark from September 2016 through June 2017.

Johnson, also known as "OC," previously pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging him with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, 28 grams of cocaine base, and 40 grams of fentanyl, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, Johnson was a leader of the conspiracy and was responsible for obtaining wholesale amounts of narcotics, including heroin and cocaine, and processing and packaging the narcotics for sale in the Newark area.

Johnson was also found to have tested the narcotics to evaluate the quality, potency, and danger for broader distribution. After the narcotics were tested, members of the Johnson DTO sold the narcotics to other distributors and to users.

Johnson was sentenced to 180 months in prison and five years of supervised release. U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito credited the Drug Enforcement Administration's High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Group 1 with the investigation leading to Johnson's sentencing.

This case is being conducted under the auspices of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations, and those primarily responsible for the nation's illegal drug supply.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/head-newark-drug-trafficking-organization-sentenced-15-years-prison-conspiracy-distribute