A Lakewood man will spend nearly five years in prison for his involvement in a large-scale drug trafficking organization, announced U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman Tuesday.

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Jamar Johnson, also known as "Rep," was handed a 57 month sentence by by U.S. District Judge Peter. G. Sheridan in Trenton federal court for conspiracy to distribute heroin in Ocean and Monmouth Counties and elsewhere.

Johnson pleaded guilty December 1, 2014, before Judge Sheridan.

In March 2014, 18 other alleged members of the drug trafficking organization that Johnson belonged to were charged with conspiring to distribute heroin. The complaint referred to the drug trafficking organization as the “Britt-Young DTO,” after its leaders, Robert Britt, also known as “True,” and Rufus Young, also known as “Equan,” “E-Money,” and “Kintock.” Of those individuals, eight have pleaded guilty.

According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court: Between September 2013 and March 2014, Johnson conspired with Rufus Young  and others to distribute heroin in Ocean and Monmouth counties as part of the Britt-Young DTO.

Johnson admitted that he distributed between 100 and 400 grams of heroin in furtherance of the conspiracy.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Sheridan sentenced Johnson to three years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the FBI, Red Bank Resident Office, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Richard M. Frankel, with the investigation leading to Tuesday's sentencing.

 

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