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12 Indicted For Drug Trafficking Operation In Baltimore: State’s Attorney 12 Indicted For Drug Trafficking Operation In Baltimore: State’s Attorney
12 Indicted For Drug Trafficking Operation In Baltimore: State’s Attorney A dozen members of an an alleged Drug Trafficking Organization that was operating out of an Irvington neighborhood have been indicted on a slew of charges following the discovery of mass quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and pot, officials said Thursday, March 14. The charges came following a four-month investigation by the State’s Attorney’s Office and BPD resulting in 10 search warrants on a trafficking organization operating out of 200 block of Collins Avenue and the 4100 block of Frederick Avenue. Ten members were apprehended, and detectives recovered nine firearms, 38 grams…
Six-Month Investigation Leads To Seizure Of Cocaine, Weed, Heroin In Maryland Six-Month Investigation Leads To Seizure Of Cocaine, Weed, Heroin In Maryland
Six-Month Investigation Leads To Seizure Of Cocaine, Weed, Heroin In Maryland Three people were taken into custody in Anne Arundel County following a massive drug bust. A six-month investigation by the Anne Arundel County Police Department led to the arrests of three Odenton residents who were apprehended by investigators, authorities announced. Those arrested: Eric Craig Brown, Jr., 26; Desmond Olander Banks, 30; Chyna Patrice Jackson, 26. Investigators say that the lengthy investigation into drug distribution in the Odenton and Severn areas of the county led police to two apartments in the 8300 block of Telegraph Road. At approximately 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday morn…
Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say
Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say What could have ended as an entertaining - if not illegal - night for a pair in Annapolis led to them landing themselves behind bars following a traffic stop in Anne Arundel County. Heaven Nevaeh Bryan, 20, was driving late on Wednesday night when she committed a traffic violation near the intersection of Archwood Avenue and Academy Street in Annapolis, prompting officers to pull her over along with Dexter Deon Burnside, Jr., police say.  Once stopped, Burnside attempted to make a run for it from the passenger's seat after being instructed out of his seat, but was swiftly apprehended b…
Weapon, Drug Charges For Teen From Delaware Wanted By Maryland State Police Weapon, Drug Charges For Teen From Delaware Wanted By Maryland State Police
Weapon, Drug Charges For Teen From Delaware Wanted By Maryland State Police A Delaware man is behind bars as he awaits his fate following a lengthy drug and weapon investigation in Maryland. William Ferguson, V, 19, of New Castle, Delaware, has been charged with 23 counts tied to felony drug distribution and firearm violations in Maryland following a strange scene that played out last fall. In October last year, state police investigators in Cecil County were on patrol in the Winding Brook community in Elkton when they spotted a group of people surrounding a 2019 Ford Fusion with a temporary Delaware registration that was blasting loud music, police say. As invest…
Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized During Washington County Traffic Stop: Maryland State Police Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized During Washington County Traffic Stop: Maryland State Police
Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized During Washington County Traffic Stop: Maryland State Police A traffic stop in Washington County led to a host of drug charges for an alleged distributor who was caught with heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine, according to Maryland State Police. Baltimore resident Orlando Rogers, Jr, 38, was busted by troopers this week following a speeding stop in Hagerstown on Route 40, officials said on Friday, March 3. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, investigators say that a trooper from the Hagerstown Barrack stopped Rogers in a Nissan Versa when he was speeding in the westbound lanes of Route 40 (Dual Highway) near Day Road. According to police, during…
Baltimore County Pill Mill Doc Avoids Prison For Distributing, Dispensing Oxycodone Baltimore County Pill Mill Doc Avoids Prison For Distributing, Dispensing Oxycodone
Baltimore County Pill Mill Doc Avoids Prison For Distributing, Dispensing Oxycodone The medical director of a pain management clinic in Maryland will avoid time behind bars for his role in a conspiracy to overprescribe prescription medication out of his office, federal officials announced. Norman Rosen, 84, of Towson, was sentenced to four months of home detention as part of 18 months probation, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone in connection with his operation of Rosen-Hoffberg Rehabilitation and Pain Management Associates. A partner at the clinic, Rosen admitted that patients at the pra…
Dealer Who Buys In Baltimore Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl Dose That Killed Family Member's BF Dealer Who Buys In Baltimore Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl Dose That Killed Family Member's BF
Dealer Who Buys In Baltimore Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl Dose That Killed Family Member's BF A West Virginia man with a history of re-selling drugs bought in Baltimore into Virginia has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for giving fentanyl-laced pills to a family member who overdosed, federal officials said. Gregory Allen Sirk, 48, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has been sentenced in Virginia to 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty last year to knowingly distributing acetyl fentanyl and fentanyl. US Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh said that Sirk, “a well-known drug dealer,” routinely obtained heroin and pain pills from Baltimore to be resold in parts of Virg…
Cocaine, Heroin Found After 'Social Media Bragging' Videos Of Stolen Guns In York: Police Cocaine, Heroin Found After 'Social Media Bragging' Videos Of Stolen Guns In York: Police
Cocaine, Heroin Found After 'Social Media Bragging' Videos Of Stolen Guns In York: Police While investigating the homicide of Amiya Paige on New Year's Eve, York City police found "numerous video clips on social media were obtained depicting reckless shooting of firearms in public spaces," which lead to search and seizures of heroin, cocaine, and stolen firearms, according to a release on Friday, Jan. 6.  Three adults and one juvenile were arrested when York City’s Violence Intervention Unit conducted four search warrants between January 4th and January 5th, 2023.  During the execution of these search warrants the following items were seized: 2.5 lbs of marijuana, 110 …
Duo Sentenced For Distributing Enough Fentanyl To Kill 600K People In Maryland: Feds Duo Sentenced For Distributing Enough Fentanyl To Kill 600K People In Maryland: Feds
Duo Sentenced For Distributing Enough Fentanyl To Kill 600K People In Maryland: Feds Two Maryland men have been convicted following a two-week trial for their roles in distributing enough fentanyl to kill hundreds of thousands of people, federal authorities announced. Jarvis Antonio Coleman-Fuller, 35, of Hagerstown, and Eric Tyrell Johnson, 38, of Owings Mills were both convicted by a federal jury on charges related to a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, specifically fentanyl and heroin in Washington County. Prosecutors say that beginning in April 2019 through November 2019, both men and other co-conspirators conspired to distribute heroin and fentanyl in th…
'Freaky' NFL Street Gang Member In Southwest Baltimore Sentenced For Murders, Racketeering 'Freaky' NFL Street Gang Member In Southwest Baltimore Sentenced For Murders, Racketeering
'Freaky' NFL Street Gang Member In Southwest Baltimore Sentenced For Murders, Racketeering Authorities announced that a member and hitman for the Maryland “NFL" street gang will spend decades behind bars for a racketeering conspiracy that included multiple murders. Bobby “Freaky” Cannon, 24, of Baltimore, was sentenced to 29 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for participating in a violent racketeering conspiracy, including committing two murders, according to the Department of Justice. Federal prosecutors said that the gang operated in the Edmondson Village area in Southwest Baltimore, specifically, Normandy, Franklin, and Loudon (NFL) street…
Maryland 'NFL' Gang Leader, Member Admit To Murder, Drug Distribution In Southwest Baltimore Maryland 'NFL' Gang Leader, Member Admit To Murder, Drug Distribution In Southwest Baltimore
Maryland 'NFL' Gang Leader, Member Admit To Murder, Drug Distribution In Southwest Baltimore A leader and member of a Maryland “NFL” gang are expected to be sentenced to decades in prison after admitting to a wide-ranging conspiracy that included murder and drug distribution charges. Gang leader Gregory Butler - also known as “Gotti,” “Sags,” and “Little Dick,” 31, and member James Henry Roberts, also known as “Bub,” 32, both of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise related to their activities in the NFL gang. Federal prosecutors said that the gang operated in the Edmondson Village area in Southwest Baltimore, specifically, Normandy, Fr…
Baltimore Man Known As 'Dre,' 'Fame,' 'Foreign' Admits To Sex Trafficking Women Baltimore Man Known As 'Dre,' 'Fame,' 'Foreign' Admits To Sex Trafficking Women
Baltimore Man Known As 'Dre,' 'Fame,' 'Foreign' Admits To Sex Trafficking Women A Baltimore man has admitted to sex trafficking multiple women after his victims came forward seeking help, authorities say. Ryan Odell Oliver, 40, also known as "Dre", Fame", and "Foreign" pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Aug. 17 to sex trafficking at least three victims, according to the Department of Justice. In December 2018, one of Oliver's victims texted a non-profit sex trafficking prevention agency that she had been forced into prostitution and held against her will by Oliver, prosecutors said. Upon the alert, an undercover detective made a commercial sex date with the victim in order to…
Maryland Drug Dealer Out On Release Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl, Heroin, PCP, Cocaine: DOJ Maryland Drug Dealer Out On Release Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl, Heroin, PCP, Cocaine: DOJ
Maryland Drug Dealer Out On Release Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl, Heroin, PCP, Cocaine: DOJ An Annapolis man on federal release experienced a day living up to his nickname after he was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, authorities say. Khayr "Shitty" Basimibnbrown, 42, also known as “Keith Brown", received his sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, PCP, and cocaine, according to the Department of Justice. Officers observed Basimibnbrown participating in drug transactions on several occasions, including the sale of over 600 grams of a heroin/fentanyl mixture.  After the drug deal, Basimibnbrown entered and ex…
Baltimore Drug Dealer With 'Enough Fentanyl To Kill More Than Two Million People' Sentenced Baltimore Drug Dealer With 'Enough Fentanyl To Kill More Than Two Million People' Sentenced
Baltimore Drug Dealer With 'Enough Fentanyl To Kill More Than Two Million People' Sentenced A Baltimore man has been sentenced to federal prison after possessing enough fentanyl to kill more than two million people, federal officials announced. Rajeim Ali Bradshaw, 49, was sentenced on Friday, July 29 after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute large quantities of fentanyl and heroin, according to the Department of Justice. He was sentenced to 136 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, prosecutors said. On June 20, 2019, prosecutors said Baltimore County police executed a search warrant at Bradshaw's home, recovering 5.5 kilogra…
Woman Charged As 'Drug Kingpin' Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix, Cocaine In Maryland: Sheriff Woman Charged As 'Drug Kingpin' Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix, Cocaine In Maryland: Sheriff
Woman Charged As 'Drug Kingpin' Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix, Cocaine In Maryland: Sheriff A drug "kingpin" and her co-conspirator were busted in Maryland with a fentanyl-heroin mixture and cocaine during a routine traffic stop, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office announced. John Joseph Smith, Jr., 32, and Alaura Snyder, 28, both of Westernport, were stopped by sheriff’s deputies during a traffic stop on Route 70 at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, when they were caught acting suspiciously while being tailed by an investigator. The deputy, who was patrolling in Myersville, spotted a driver known to have a revoked Maryland driver’s license pulling into a gas statio…
Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States
Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States A Baltimore man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing and distributing controlled substances, officials say. Devin Cunningham, 27, was involved in the selling and distributing of narcotics including fentanyl, heroin, and other controlled substances to Maryland and surrounding states from 2017 until 2020. Specifically, between January 2017 and December 2020, "scores of customers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia traveled to the Forest Park area of Baltimore and purchased between a half of a gram and several grams of fentanyl or h…
Enough Fentanyl To Kill 3.5 Million Users Seized, Baltimore Man Busted In New Jersey Enough Fentanyl To Kill 3.5 Million Users Seized, Baltimore Man Busted In New Jersey
Enough Fentanyl To Kill 3.5 Million Users Seized, Baltimore Man Busted In New Jersey Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives seized enough fentanyl to produce nearly 3½ million potentially fatal doses, along with enough heroin to fill more than 27,000 folds, while arresting a Baltimore man. Carlo Francisco Olivar Gomez, a 42-year-old painter by trade, was caught with more than 15 pounds of fentanyl and more than six pounds of heroin, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. According to the DEA, it takes only a single two-milligram dose of fentanyl to kill a person.  A pound of fentanyl can produce 226,796 two-milligram doses. Multiplying that by 15 pounds gives…
Woman Busted With Heroin While Asking Maryland Sheriff's Deputy To Help Find Her Car Woman Busted With Heroin While Asking Maryland Sheriff's Deputy To Help Find Her Car
Woman Busted With Heroin While Asking Maryland Sheriff's Deputy To Help Find Her Car Dude, where’s her car? A dazed and confused woman caught nodding asleep at a Slurpee machine inside a Maryland 7-Eleven is facing charges after being busted with alleged heroin, authorities announced on Thursday, July 7. Members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office responded to the 7-Eleven location on West Chesapeake Beach Road in Dunkirk on Saturday, July 2, for a welfare check of a woman who was falling asleep inside the store with a young child, officials said. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with Marlboro resident Jessica Marie Vaughan, 35, who “appeared confused and disoriente…
Maryland Drug Dealer Admits To Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl: Prosecutors Maryland Drug Dealer Admits To Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl: Prosecutors
Maryland Drug Dealer Admits To Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl: Prosecutors A Maryland drug dealer has admitted to federal drug possession and distribution charges, authorities announced. Washington County resident Thamar Smith, 48, of Hagerstown, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl following his arrest in 2019. As part of the plea, Smith becomes the latest to admit to his role in supplying drugs to Tyler and Eddie Ware, known heroin and fentanyl dealers in Hagerstown, that were later sold throughout the region. In March 2019, prosecutors received a tip from a storage facility customer in Hagersto…
Wanted Man In Maryland Facing Drug Charges After Providing Phony Name: Sheriff Wanted Man In Maryland Facing Drug Charges After Providing Phony Name: Sheriff
Wanted Man In Maryland Facing Drug Charges After Providing Phony Name: Sheriff A wanted man tried to pull a fast one over on sheriff’s deputies in Maryland by providing a false name to investigators before being ultimately apprehended in Culvert County. David Tyrone Patterson, 42, of Greensboro, is facing drug and fraud charges after being busted with heroin and paraphernalia after providing investigators with a phony ID, the sheriff’s office announced on Wednesday, June 29. Deputies responded to the 500 block of Fox Run Boulevard in Prince Frederick to conduct a welfare check on Patterson, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office. Upon arrival, investi…
Not That NFL: Gang Member Sentenced For Racketeering Conspiracy In Maryland Not That NFL: Gang Member Sentenced For Racketeering Conspiracy In Maryland
Not That NFL: Gang Member Sentenced For Racketeering Conspiracy In Maryland A member of the NFL - no, not that NFL - drug trafficking enterprise has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison after admitting to his role in a racketeering conspiracy. Baltimore resident Juawan Davis, 25, was sentenced to 13 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise. Prosecutors said that between 2017 and 2019, Davis participated in the Normandy, Franklin, and Loudon “NFL” drug trafficking enterprise and has self-identified himself as an NFL member. Officials noted that the term …
Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced To Federal Prison In Connection To A Fatal Overdose Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced To Federal Prison In Connection To A Fatal Overdose
Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced To Federal Prison In Connection To A Fatal Overdose A Baltimore man has been sentenced to federal prison for distribution of controlled substances and other drug related charges in connection to a fatal overdose, officials say. Aaron Arthur “Handz” Fields, 33, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release Friday, June 24, according to the Department of Justice. According to his guilty plea, officers responded to a residence in Joppa, Maryland for a fatal overdose on Nov. 4, 2018. One victim was found dead on the scene and the other was transported to a hospital for treatment. Officers located a line o…
Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing Mom, Son To Silence Them For Witnessing His Crimes: Feds Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing Mom, Son To Silence Them For Witnessing His Crimes: Feds
Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing Mom, Son To Silence Them For Witnessing His Crimes: Feds A Maryland man who went by "Poo" has been convicted of killing a mother and her young son to silence them for drug-related crimes, authorities say. Andre Ricardo Briscoe's conviction came Wednesday, June 8 in the killings of Jennifer Jeffrey and her 7-year-old son on May 26, 2015, the US Justice Department said. “There is a little boy who should be a teenager right now, but who instead was murdered at only seven years old because he witnessed the murder of his mother. That kind of callous disregard for their lives is reprehensible,” said ATF Baltimore Special Agent in Charge Toni M. Cr…
Deported Mexican Drug Smuggler Convicted In Maryland Deported Mexican Drug Smuggler Convicted In Maryland
Deported Mexican Drug Smuggler Convicted In Maryland A Mexican citizen who had been previously deported from the United States was convicted in Maryland for trafficking drugs after being pulled over in a routine traffic stop, officials say. Alexander Juarez-Sanchez, also known as Jose Manuel Flores, 37, was convicted on multiple charges including intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin and illegal re-entry of the United States, Tuesday, May 31, according to the Department of Justice. Juarez-Sanchez and a co-conspirator were arrested in Hagerstown, Maryland on Aug. 5, 2020, after being pulled over for following a vehicle too closely on I-81. …
PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA
PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA The day that Trinh Nguyen shot her two sons was also the day she intended to die, authorities said releasing brand-new information. The 38-year-old Pennsylvania mom drove to New Jersey for heroin in an attempt to kill herself after shooting her two sons, Jeffrey "JT" and Nelson Tini, in their Upper Makefield home on Monday, May 2, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said. All of it was planned, said Weintraub, noting the family had been given an eviction notice for Tuesday, May 3.  But things exactly didn't go as planned, for Nguyen, who was captured around 11:3…
Maryland Mom's Killer Confesses To Selling Her Deadly Heroin/Fentanyl Elixir: Report Maryland Mom's Killer Confesses To Selling Her Deadly Heroin/Fentanyl Elixir: Report
Maryland Mom's Killer Confesses To Selling Her Deadly Heroin/Fentanyl Elixir: Report A 38-year-old man admitted to selling the mixture of fentanyl and heroin that killed a Maryland mother of three in August 2020, NBC Washington reports. The 34-year-old victim exchanged text messages with Enitan Agbi as she drove to a Gaithersburg motel to buy drugs from him, court documents show. Agbi told her to relax, and she replied, “I can’t," the outlet said. The victim's mom tells NBC Washington that her daughter was sober for a year before Agbi sold her the fatal drugs. Sentencing was scheduled for September. Click here to read the full story from NBC4 Washington.&nb…
Major Drug Trafficker Admits Shipping 40 Pounds Of Heroin From Cali To NJ On Car Carrier Major Drug Trafficker Admits Shipping 40 Pounds Of Heroin From Cali To NJ On Car Carrier
Major Drug Trafficker Admits Shipping 40 Pounds Of Heroin From Cali To NJ On Car Carrier UPDATE: A major drug trafficker from Somerset County who led investigators on a high-speed chase admitted moving massive amounts of heroin into New Jersey, federal authorities said. Authorities targeted William T. Bouza, 45, of Watchung, in early 2019 after intercepting 33 pounds of heroin stashed in a secret compartment of a Mercedes shipped on a car carrier to New Jersey from California, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Bouza was waiting for the drugs in Union but bolted after sensing something fishy, an indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Newark says. The following mont…
NJ State Police Bear No Responsibility In Driver's Fatal Medical Episode Off Rt 80: Grand Jury NJ State Police Bear No Responsibility In Driver's Fatal Medical Episode Off Rt 80: Grand Jury
NJ State Police Bear No Responsibility In Driver's Fatal Medical Episode Off Rt 80: Grand Jury New Jersey State Police bear no responsibility for the death of a diabetic Paterson driver who had a medical episode in the back of their cruiser following a traffic stop outside their barracks, a state grand jury has found. The troopers had handcuffed Sergio Rodriguez, 51, and led him to their marked SUV after finding heroin in his car during a stop outside their substation on Minnisink Road, just off Route 80 in Totowa, on June 27, 2020. Rodriguez had been using a cellphone while driving, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Body camera footage shows a trooper aski…
Heroin/Fentanyl Seized In Anne Arundel Traffic Stop Heroin/Fentanyl Seized In Anne Arundel Traffic Stop
Heroin/Fentanyl Seized In Anne Arundel Traffic Stop A Maryland motorist was found with drugs during a traffic stop in Anne Arundel County, authorities said. Patrick H. Nutter, 35, was stopped on West Street near Jennifer Road in Annapolis around 8:25 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 7, Anne Arundel County police said. A search of Nutter's car turned up 19 capsules of approximately 6.82 grams of suspected heroin/fentanyl and 25 Suboxone strips, according to police. Nutter, of Lexington Park, was arrested and charged.
Baltimore Man Flashing Ghost Gun On Social Media Livestream Busted With Cocaine, Heroin: Police Baltimore Man Flashing Ghost Gun On Social Media Livestream Busted With Cocaine, Heroin: Police
Baltimore Man Flashing Ghost Gun On Social Media Livestream Busted With Cocaine, Heroin: Police A Baltimore man who brandished a handgun on a social media live stream was found with cocaine, heroin, and cash when authorities arrested him, police said. The unnamed 21-year-old man was spotted in a social media platform on Feb. 6, brandishing the firearm, Baltimore police said. He was arrested from the 300 block of S. Franklintown Road, where authorities recovered the ghost gun, drugs and money, police said. He was charged with handgun and narcotics violations, and all seized property was submitted as evidence.
4 Men Arrested For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Actor Michael K. Williams 4 Men Arrested For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Actor Michael K. Williams
4 Men Arrested For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Actor Michael K. Williams Four men have been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. All four men were taken into custody on Tuesday– including one defendant who was arrested in Puerto Rico, according to the news release. Williams, 54, died of acute drug intoxication Sept. 6, according to the New York City medical examiner's office. The office previously ruled the death accidental and no foul play was suspected according to statements by law enforcement in the days and weeks following his death. Three o…