Authorities arrested two teenagers and a 24-year-old in Newark, officials said.
Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura, shown in this file photo, announced the arrests. (Steve Hockstein | The Star-Ledger)NEWARK -- One adult and two teenagers were arrested in connection with a trash can marijuana operation near Homestead Park in Newark, authorities announced Monday.
Essex County Sheriff's officers conducting undercover investigations near the Hawthorne Avenue park Friday allegedly saw Shanice 'Safiyah' Morgan, 24, of East Orange, Davon Anderson, 18, and a 16-year-old, both of Newark, conduct two drug deals, Sheriff Armando Fontoura said in a release Monday. After talking with buyers, the three allegedly sold baggies of marijuana that were hidden in trash bags in a nearby garbage can, authorities said.
In the two plastic bags the trio was allegedly dealing from, authorities said they found 191 bags of marijuana. Anderson was also found to be carrying a loaded .22 caliber revolver, officials said.
Trash bag trafficking in Newark
Morgan and Anderson were arraigned Monday, and are being held at the Essex County jail on $40,000 and $60,000 bail, respectively, authorities said.
The teen was placed in an electronic monitoring bracelet and released to his mother's custody, pending a hearing in family court, Fontoura said.
One of the people who was allegedly seen buying a bag of marijuana from the operation was released pending a court date, and the other could not be located, authorities said.
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