New Jersey Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Drug and Gun Case: Six Firearms, 91 Methamphetamine Pills and 468 Folds of Fentanyl and Heroin Found in His Car
Malachi A. Muhammad, a resident of Somerset County, New Jersey, was sentenced in federal court in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, on June 9, 2026, in a drug trafficking and firearms case. U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced that Muhammad, 51, of Somerset, was sentenced to 300 months (25 years) in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner.
Muhammad was previously convicted on April 11, 2025, following a one-week trial, of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin, and cocaine, possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and unlawful possession of firearms by a convicted felon.
According to documents filed in the case and the evidence at trial, on August 19, 2021, officers from the Lawrence Township Police Department responded to calls from concerned citizens about a car stopped in the middle of Route 1 near the Quaker Bridge Mall. Officers found Muhammad, the only occupant and driver, initially unresponsive and believed to be asleep or having a medical emergency. After waking him, officers noticed the handle of a handgun between his legs. They secured the loaded handgun and arrested him. In the vehicle, officers found a total of six firearms (the handgun plus five additional firearms, including two semi-automatic rifles), over 150 rounds of ammunition, 91 pills of methamphetamine, 468 wax folds of fentanyl and heroin, and five bags of cocaine.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Lawrence Township Police Department, the New Jersey State Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey
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