Oaklyn Man Headed Up Camden Drug Ring, Prosecutors Say

A 23-year-old Oaklyn man who allegedly captained a drug ring that moved heroin, crack and cocaine in the Morgan Village section of Camden City was arrested Tuesday morning along with seven other South Jersey residents.

Carl Wiles, a.k.a. "Call Call," was charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, 100 grams or more of powder cocaine and 280 grams of crack-cocaine.

The other members of Wiles' group charged in the operation of the drug ring included Camden residents Keith Jackson, 30; Khalil Mims, 22; Justin Gould, 24; Marqueis Thomas Randall, 21; William Gideon, 19; and 23-year-old Fuquan Pulliam of Pennsauken, all of whom were also arrested Tuesday.

Also charged was Camden resident Elquinzie Lewis, 21, who had not been arrested at press time.

According to a press release from the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, drugs, weapons, ammunition and cash were seized during the arrests, including seven firearms that were recovered at the residence where Wiles was arrested.

“Today’s arrests are the result of a lengthy investigation by the South Jersey Violent Offender and Gang Task Force, and are an important step toward reclaiming the city of Camden from the thugs who have run its streets for far too long,” said Edward J. Hanko, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Division, in a statement.

Wiles' ring allegedly maintained various stash houses and rented cars for the purposes of its drug business. The group also used coded language to describe its products, according to an FBI affadavit:

During this investigation, the DTO [drug trafficking organization] sold heroin which was sealed in different-colored ziplock bags; clear bags with a red devil symbol; blue colored bags with a red Superman symbol, yellow bags with a black Batman symbol, and clear bags with a green dinosaur symbol...The DTO used the term “Redskins” (red-colored football uniforms) for red devil bags and/ or red Superman bags of heroin; “Steelers” (black and yellow- colored football 5uniforms) for the yellow bags with the black Batman symbol; and “Green Bay” or “Jets” (green colored football uniforms) for the green dinosaur bags of heroin.

The sting was coordinated among the FBI, the South Jersey Violent Offender and Gang Task Force, Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, the Camden City Police Department, and N.J. State Police.