Essex County Sheriff’s Officers Arrest Five for Drugs

Newark, NJ — On Tuesday, at 11:25 am, the Essex County Sheriff’s Bureau of Narcotics (B.O.N.) and Tactical Response Team (TRT) executed a court ordered search warrant on N 9^th Street in Newark, which resulted in the arrest of five people: Kareem W. Koon, 44, of East Orange, Jamar Horne, 44, of East Orange, Alkadair V. Ports, 26, of Newark, Jerome Logan, 41, of Fords, and Robert Walton, 42, of Rahway. During the search, over 400 vials of crack cocaine, and around 200 decks of heroin were seized.

Koon, Horne, Ports, and Logan were all charged with 2 counts of possession of Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS), 2 counts of possession of CDS with the intent to distribute, 1 count of conspiracy to violate the New Jersey narcotic laws, and 1 count of defiant trespassing. Walton was charged with the same charges plus 1 count of resisting arrest by flight.

Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura said, “The work done continuously by these Sheriff’s Officers is commendable. They not only removed five dangerous people from the neighborhood – they prevented dangerous substances from reaching the community.”