The Essex County Sheriff's Department investigators charged three Newark teens after a narcotics sting was conducted yesterday, authorities announced today.
On Monday, investigators from the department's Bureau of Narcotics observed the three suspects allegedly conducting a hand-to-hand sales of narcotics on the 100 block of Norfolk Street, authorities said.
The males arrested were later identified as Kareem Chalmers, 18 and Jihad Anderson, 19. The third suspect was only described as a 17-year-old male suspect. Authorities are withholding the suspect's name due to his age.
During a search, authorities seized a small black bag containing 13 plastic bags filled with crack cocaine, 30 bags of marijuana and two envelops filled with heroin stamped with 'WHITE CASTLE' in blue ink. A fully-loaded 9mm handgun was also seized.
The unidentified teen, Chalmers, and Anderson were charged with the unlawful possession of a weapon, three counts each of possession of a controlled dangerous substance and other drug-related charges, authorities said.
Chalmers and Anderson were each remanded into custody at the Essex County Correctional Facility on of a cash bond of $50,000.
The 17-year-old suspect is awaiting a hearing on charges at the Essex County Youth Detention Center.