NEWARK -- The leader of a city's faction of the Bloods street gang was arrested on drug conspiracy charges Saturday, the same day he was scheduled to receive parole from a prior conviction, authorities said.
Altariq Gumbs, 32, was accused of using a cell phone inside of an Arizona state prison to direct other members of the Brick City Brims, a set of the Bloods, to sell heroin in Newark, according to a criminal complaint unsealed yesterday. Slated to receive parole Saturday, Gumbs was instead arrested by FBI agents.
Gumbs, also known as "Killer Reek," allegedly obtained a cell phone while incarcerated in the Arizona prison facility and used it to direct other Bloods members to distribute heroin in Newark between November and December 2008.
He faces an additional 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine if convicted on the drug conspiracy charges, authorities said.
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