Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Associated with Bloods Street Gang Sentenced to 108 Months’ Imprisonment
NEWARK, N.J. – Three members of a drug trafficking organization associated with the Sex, Money, Murder subset of the Bloods street gang street gang were each sentenced to 108 months in prison, Acting United States Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.
Jerry Ross, a/k/a “Molly” (“Je. Ross”), age 47, Luis Delvalle, a/k/a “Lou” (“Delvalle”), age 42, and Joseph Ross, a/k/a “Rock” (“Jo. Ross”), age 43, each previously pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to Informations that charged each of them with conspiracy to distribute large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine and heroin. Jo. Ross also pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Je. Ross was the leader of the drug trafficking organization, and Delvalle was a manager and supplier. All three received sentences of 108 months in prison.
According to the documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
The Ross brothers, Delvalle, and their co-conspirators are all members and associates of a drug trafficking organization that operated an open-air narcotics market in and around the area of West 3rd Street in Plainfield, New Jersey (“West 3rd Street”). The West 3rd Street drug trafficking organization is affiliated with, and the defendants are members and associates of, the Sex, Money, Murder subset of the Bloods street gang. For several months, law enforcement conducted extensive surveillance of the area, conducted numerous controlled purchases of narcotics, and analyzed telephone records, all of which demonstrated extensive interactions related to drug trafficking between and among the members of the conspiracy. Following the execution of search warrants and arrests of the defendants, law enforcement recovered multiple firearms, controlled substances including fentanyl, and supplies to package and distribute those drugs on the street.
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