Jersey City Men Trafficked Fentanyl To NJ Prison: U.S. Attorney

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Two Jersey City men were charged for their alleged roles in trafficking heroin and fentanyl into a New Jersey state prison, which resulted in an inmate overdosing, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Nole Salgado, 39, and Rodgerick Garrett, 38, were each charged by indictment with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl and one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, Carpenito said.

Salgado is the leader of the Loyal Hoody Gang, a subset of the Neighborhood Rolling 20 Bloods, a nationwide street gang. He directed gang members to give him and his associates drug proceeds and to smuggle drugs and other contraband into prison, Carpenito said.

Salgado called Garret on Oct. 17, 2015 from prison to set up the purchase of heroin and fentanyl, and then smuggling them into Bayside State Prison, Carpenito said.

An inmate Salgado gave drugs to was fond unresponsive in his cell, overdosing, the attorney said. He was revived after medical personnel gave him an opiate antidote.

Salgado and Garrett each face between 20 years and life in prison and a $1 million fine on the distribution charge alone.

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