TRENTON, NJ—A leader of a large-scale drug trafficking organization admitted Wednesday to conspiring to distribute heroin in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Rufus Young, a/k/a “Equan,” a/k/a “E-Money,” of Asbury Park, New Jersey, plead guilty to conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, officials said.
Young is facing up to 40 years behind bars, officials said. He will be sentenced in August.
In March 2014, 19 other alleged members of the drug organization were charged by criminal complaint with conspiring to distribute heroin.
Of those 19 individuals, 14 have pleaded guilty, officials said.
The complaint referred to the drug trafficking organization as the “Britt-Young DTO,” after its leaders, Young and Robert Britt, a/k/a “True.”
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Between February 2013 and March 2014, officials said Young conspired with others to distribute heroin in Ocean and Monmouth counties as part of the Britt-Young DTO.
Young was a leader of the organization and was responsible for, among other things, supplying heroin to other dealers for distribution.
Young maintained several stash house locations that were used to package, store and sell heroin, including a recording studio in Toms River and two apartments in Neptune, New Jersey, officials said.
Young was responsible for distributing between one and three kilograms of heroin during the conspiracy.
The case was investigated by the FBI and other federal, county and local law enforcement agencies.