Khalif Toombs, 29, a former basketball standout from Atlantic City and point guard at South Carolina State University, was arrested in February 2018 on serious drug and weapon charges. Following an investigation into drug distribution activities on the 1300 block of Mediterranean Avenue in Atlantic City, authorities observed Toombs engaging in multiple suspected drug transactions. Upon his arrest, police discovered 60 bags of heroin and $1,080 in cash believed to be proceeds from drug sales. A subsequent search of his residence yielded an additional 3,310 bags of heroin, valued at over $16,000.

This incident was not Toombs’ first encounter with the law. In April 2019, he was arrested on gun and drug charges, with that case still pending at the time of his 2018 arrest. ​

In November 2020, Toombs was sentenced to 135 months (approximately 11 years and 3 months) in federal prison after admitting to leading a drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin from Paterson to Atlantic City between 2017 and 2019. The operation was linked to numerous overdose deaths and non-fatal overdoses in New Jersey.

More recently, in September 2023, Toombs pleaded guilty to charges related to the 2019 killing of Lamir King, admitting to orchestrating the murder while incarcerated. He faces an additional 12-year sentence, to be served concurrently with his federal term.

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