Rahim Jackson, Heroin Trafficking, New Jersey 2023

Newark Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Heroin Trafficking Organization

NEWARK, N.J. – A Newark man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a heroin trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Rahim Jackson, 36, of Newark, previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute heroin.

According to the documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Jackson and others conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin from 2018 through July 31, 2019. Jackson admitted using the Rotunda Recreation and Wellness Center on Clifton Avenue, where he was employed, in furtherance of the conspiracy.

Jackson was sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release. The case was part of the Newark Violent Crime Initiative (VCI) and the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation.

U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Newark Department of Public Safety, and the New Jersey State Police with the investigation leading to today’s sentencing. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kendall Randolph and Heather Suchorsky.

The Newark VCI was formed in August 2017 by 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 for the sole purpose of combatting violent crime in and around Newark.

Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

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