TRENTON, N.J. – A Trenton man was sentenced to 74 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed hundreds of grams of heroin in Trenton and the surrounding area, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced today.
Elijah Abdullah, a/k/a “Uncle E,” a/k/a “E,” 21, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson to an information charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. As part of his guilty plea, Abdullah admitted to possessing one or more firearms during the conspiracy.
In December 2016, Abdullah and nine other members of a drug trafficking organization operating in Trenton were charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to distribute heroin. The complaint referred to the drug trafficking organization as the “Abdullah DTO,” after its leader and Elijah Abdullah’s brother, Ishmael Abdullah.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
From June 2015 through December 2016, Elijah Abdullah and others engaged in a drug trafficking organization that operated in the area of Spring and Passaic Streets in Trenton.
Through the authorized interception of telephone calls and text messages, controlled purchases of heroin, the use of confidential sources of information, and other investigative means, law enforcement learned that Ishmael Abdullah was a leader of the Abdullah DTO, and was responsible for obtaining significant quantities of heroin from multiple suppliers, including Jose Joaquin Torres-Mezquita and Ileana Sanchez. Ishmael Abdullah and Keith Hunter coordinated the organization’s distribution of heroin through themselves and other conspirators, including Elijah Abdullah.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Wolfson sentenced Abdullah to five years of supervised release. Acting U.S. Attorney Fitzpatrick credited agents and officers with the Greater Trenton Safe Streets Task Force with the investigation.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Brendan Day of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Criminal Division in Trenton.
Defendant: Elijah Abdullah
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin
City and State: Trenton, New Jersey
Exact Date: [No exact date provided in the source]
Sentence or Outcome: 74 months in prison, five years of supervised release
Defense Counsel: Michael A. Armstrong, Willingboro, New Jersey
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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