A senior member of a large-scale drug trafficking organization today admitted distributing heroin in Ocean and Monmouth Counties and elsewhere in New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
Robert Britt, a/k/a “True,” 45, of Asbury Park, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan in Trenton federal court to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute heroin.
Between March and May 2014, 21 other individuals, including numerous members of the drug trafficking organization, were charged in two separate criminal complaints with conspiring to distribute heroin and other related offenses. The complaint referred to the drug trafficking organization as the “Britt-Young DTO,” after two of its leading members, Britt and Rufus Young, a/k/a “Equan,” a/k/a “E-Money,” a/k/a “Kintock.”
As of today’s plea, all 22 defendants have been convicted.
According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court:
Between July 2010 and March 2014, Britt conspired with others to distribute heroin in Ocean and Monmouth counties as part of the Britt-Young DTO. During his plea hearing, Britt admitted that he distributed between one and three kilograms of heroin in furtherance of the conspiracy and that he served as a manager or supervisor of the conspiracy.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, if accepted by the court, Britt will receive a sentence of 12 years in prison.
Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 2, 2017.