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Newark Man Charged with Firearm and Narcotics Offenses
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Newark Man Charged with Firearm and Narcotics Offenses

NEWARK, N.J. – Khalif Irving, 25, of Newark, New Jersey, has been charged with firearm and narcotics offenses, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced.

Irving, a/k/a “Kah Kah,” has been advertising narcotics for sale on social media and posting photos depicting firearms. On January 23, 2025, Irving stowed a loaded firearm in a utility box affixed to the side of a building at the Janice Kromer Village apartments. Minutes later, law enforcement recovered the firearm, arrested Irving, and recovered suspected narcotics from Irving’s person.

The charges against Irving include: possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. If convicted, Irving faces up to 15 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for the first charge, up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $1 million for the second charge, and a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for the third charge.

Irving had an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer in Newark federal court on January 24, 2025, and was ordered detained. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alison Thompson of the Organized Crime and Gangs Unit in Newark.

The investigation was conducted as part of the Newark Violent Crime Initiative (VCI), a partnership between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, and the City of Newark’s Department of Public Safety. The VCI aims to combat violent crime in and around Newark.

Khalif Irving, 25, of Newark, New Jersey, is charged with three counts: possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Irving is currently detained.

Defense counsel for Irving is Michael Thomas, Assistant Federal Public Defender.