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Hudson County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possessing Heroin, Cocaine, and Loaded Firearm

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for possessing a loaded firearm, and possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances on three different occasions. Clarence Gaffney, 36, of Jersey City, was convicted on Oct. 26, 2022, following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court on three counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and one count of possession of firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.

Updated May 5, 2023

Topics
Drug Trafficking
Firearms Offenses
Press Release Number: 23-134