Another Man Arrested For Selling Drugs Near A School

Cyre Floyd, 19, of Newark was arrested Saturday for allegedly seeking to distribute Ecstasy near the Charles H. Bullock Elementary School.

It's one of a string of arrests made in recent months involving the sale of drugs near schools. Only two weeks ago, police arrested William Fleming—found with a black bag containing 29 glassine folds of heroin—for selling drugs within 1,000 feet of the Bullock School.

In the most recent incident, Montclair Police arrested Floyd at about 6:22 p.m. after they found him with 22 Ecstasy pills (with a street value of about $440) in his pants pockets. Initially, they had stopped him at 63 Elm Street, near Bullock, as a result of a $377 warrant out of Montclair, said Deputy Chief Todd Conforti.

Police charged Floyd with possession and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance in a school zone.

Floyd is being held on a $25,000 bail and is scheduled to be sent to the county jail.