A 48-year-old Newark man with 18 prior arrests has been charged in Harrison with numerous drug counts related to 52 bags of suspected heroin with the logo "Frank Lucas."
HARRISON -- A 48-year-old Newark man with 18 prior arrests has been charged in Harrison with numerous drug counts related to 52 bags of suspected heroin marked with the logo "Frank Lucas."
Altariq Q. Beyah was arrested yesterday and charged with possession of the suspected heroin with intent to distribute and with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of Hamilton Street School, the criminal complaint states.
Altariq has one prior disorderly persons conviction, one parole violation, and criminal convictions for robbery, resisting arrest, unlawful possession of a weapon, conspiracy, as well as eight drug counts including drug distribution and drug possession within 1,000 feet of school property.
His bail was set at $40,000 with a 10 percent cash option when he made his first court appearance on the new charges in Jersey City this afternoon via video link from Hudson County jail in Kearny.
The 2007 movie "American Gangster" staring Denzel Washington was based on Frank Lucas, a famous Harlem heroin dealer who came to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s.
