Newark police said another man as also charged with drug possession and distribution
Newark Police said an 18-year-old and a 24-year-old were charged Saturday with dealing drugs and carrying a semi-automatic weapon loaded with 33 bullets near the intersection of Avon and Peshine avenues. NEWARK -- A Newark teenager and his 24-year-old accomplice were charged Saturday with possession of marijuana and a semi-automatic pistol loaded with 33 bullets, police said Sunday.
Alif Beyah, 18, and Elijah Kane, 24, both of Newark, were charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon with a large capacity magazine, Newark Police announced.
Police said it was about Noon on Saturday, when detectives from the Newark Police Special Enforcement Bureau spotted the two making a drug deal near the corner of Avon and Peshine avenues.
Police said the two were also in possession of a Tec-9 semi-automatic pistol, with a magazine that turned out to contain 33 bullets.
They were arrested without incident, the department said.
Police said Kane was also charged with several additional crimes: possession of a weapon by a convicted Felon; possession of a weapon during a CDS offense, possession of CDS, and possession of CDS with the Intent to Distribute; possession of CDS within 1,000 feet of a school; and possession of CDS with the intent to distribute within 500 feet of a public housing complex.
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