CAMDEN — A gang leader who ran a drug-trafficking ring in Camden while behind bars was sentenced to 20 years in prison, state officials announced today. Michael Anderson, 38, pleaded guilty on Oct. 29 to a charge that he led the Nine Trey Headbustas set of the Bloods. The sentence by Camden County Superior Court Judge Samuel D. Natal...
Michael AndersonCAMDEN — A gang leader who ran a drug-trafficking ring in Camden while behind bars was sentenced to 20 years in prison, state officials announced today.
Michael Anderson, 38, pleaded guilty on Oct. 29 to a charge that he led the Nine Trey Headbustas set of the Bloods. The sentence by Camden County Superior Court Judge Samuel D. Natal includes 10 years without possibility of parole.
“We have sent a clear message that we will not allow gang leaders like Anderson to continue to inflict crime and violence on our communities from behind bars,” Attorney General Paula Dow said. "Anderson will remain in prison for many years."
The Office of the Attorney General said the gang, which has direct ties to Philadelphia, dealt heroin in large amounts on several Camden streets.
A total of 18 defendants have pleaded guilty as a result of a joint investigation by the state Division of Criminal Justice and the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Joint Camden Task Force. That includes Anderson and 14 other gang members, all indicted in 2008.
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