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Dealer Who Sold Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills In DC, Maryland To Undercover DEA Agent Sentenced Dealer Who Sold Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills In DC, Maryland To Undercover DEA Agent Sentenced
Dealer Who Sold Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills In DC, Maryland To Undercover DEA Agent Sentenced One half of a dubious duo who sold thousands of fentanyl pills will spend years in prison after admitting to his role in the distribution scheme, authorities announced. Beltsville resident Edward Steven Monge, 23, was sentenced to 96 months in prison for participating in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy in which he sold at least 4,500 pills in a scheme involving 26-year-old Silver Spring native Jennifer Echeverria Flores. According to prosecutors, between February and August last year, Monge sold more than 4,500 pills containing fentanyl to Echeverria Flores, who then sold those…

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Father-Son Scammers In Maryland Sentenced For Laundering Millions Through Drugs, Bitcoin: Feds Father-Son Scammers In Maryland Sentenced For Laundering Millions Through Drugs, Bitcoin: Feds
Father-Son Scammers In Maryland Sentenced For Laundering Millions Through Drugs, Bitcoin: Feds A 72-year-old Maryland father and his 38-year-old son have been sentenced for a money laundering conspiracy involving Bitcoins and Xanax, federal authorities announced. Joseph Farace, 72, of Sparks, Maryland, received a 19-month federal prison sentence that will be followed by two years of supervised release.  His son, Ryan Farace, of Reisterstown, a previously convicted felon, got a 54-month sentence, US Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron said in a joint release. Ryan Farace was first convicted for a scheme to manufacture and sell Xanax in exchange for Bitcoin throu…

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Hundreds Of Fentanyl-Laced Pills Lands Maryland Drug Dealer In Prison: DOJ Hundreds Of Fentanyl-Laced Pills Lands Maryland Drug Dealer In Prison: DOJ
Hundreds Of Fentanyl-Laced Pills Lands Maryland Drug Dealer In Prison: DOJ Eon Brummel will have time to think about his actions after being sentenced for possessing hundreds of pills containing fentanyl over the summer in Montgomery County, the state's attorney's office announced on Tuesday. Brummel, 27, a Germantown resident, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison - with all but five years suspended - after he admitted to distributing drugs before his arrest in May. Specifically, Brummel pleaded guilty to both distribution of narcotics and possession of a large amount of narcotics when he was caught with more than 600 pills. In May, an investigation was launc…

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46 Pounds Of 'Special K' Worth $1.3M Intercepted At Dulles Airport 46 Pounds Of 'Special K' Worth $1.3M Intercepted At Dulles Airport
46 Pounds Of 'Special K' Worth $1.3M Intercepted At Dulles Airport Nearly 50 pounds of animal tranquilizer was found in an air cargo shipment from Cameroon at Washington Dulles Airport earlier this month. The 46 pounds of ketamine was found in five of the seven bags of Garri and Water FuFu, of Cameroon, on Oct. 10, US Customs and Border Protection said. The ketamine weighed 20.87 kilograms, or 45 pounds and 15 ounces, and had a street value of about $1.3 million. The shipment was destined to an address in Washington, D.C. Inside the shipment, agriculture specialists found five packages labeled as Water Fufu, a solid porridge made from puree of cassava or …

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Enough Fentanyl To Kill 4M People Taken Off Maryland Streets During Massive Bust, DEA Says Enough Fentanyl To Kill 4M People Taken Off Maryland Streets During Massive Bust, DEA Says
Enough Fentanyl To Kill 4M People Taken Off Maryland Streets During Massive Bust, DEA Says Dozens of weapons and more than eight kilograms of fentanyl will not make it to Maryland streets following a wide-ranging bust, the state's Attorney General announced. Four people have been arrested for their roles in a massive conspiracy to traffic large amounts of drugs through the region, according to AG Anthony Brown on Monday. BPD is proud to partner with the @OAGMaryland and our many regional law enforcement partners in bringing down this criminal enterprise. We are committed to apprehending those responsible for bringing guns & drugs into our neighborhoods. #LawEnforcementPar…

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Maryland Duo Sold Thousands Of Pills To Undercover DEA Officers In DMV Region: Feds Maryland Duo Sold Thousands Of Pills To Undercover DEA Officers In DMV Region: Feds
Maryland Duo Sold Thousands Of Pills To Undercover DEA Officers In DMV Region: Feds A dubious duo is facing federal charges after selling thousands of fentanyl pills to undercover DEA agents in Washington, DC and Maryland, authorities announced. Beltsville resident Edward Steven Monge, 22, and 26-year-old Jennifer Echeverria Flores, of Silver Spring, have been indicted on charges for their alleged roles in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy, officials say. According to the charging documents, on five different occasions between February and mid-July, Echeverria Flores - who allegedly used Monge as her supplier - sold approximately 4,500 pills containing fentanyl …

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Man Working With Drug Dealer Attempted To Kill DEA Agent In Maryland: Feds Man Working With Drug Dealer Attempted To Kill DEA Agent In Maryland: Feds
Man Working With Drug Dealer Attempted To Kill DEA Agent In Maryland: Feds A Maryland man admitted to attempting to kill a federal officer after opening fire on a DEA agent in Baltimore who was undercover investigating reported drug trafficking, federal authorities announced. Davon Rogers, 40, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a federal officer in connection to a December 2021 incident with co-conspirator Juan Hester, 41, who previously copped to drug charges. According to Rogers’ plea, on Dec. 29, 2021, he and a second person approached a vehicle in the 2500 block of West Fayette Street in Baltimore, where the DEA agent was surveilling the a…

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by Zak Failla
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Convicted Maryland Felon Sentenced For Illegal Guns, Host Of Narcotics During Drug Bust: DOJ Convicted Maryland Felon Sentenced For Illegal Guns, Host Of Narcotics During Drug Bust: DOJ
Convicted Maryland Felon Sentenced For Illegal Guns, Host Of Narcotics During Drug Bust: DOJ A convicted felon is going to spend more time behind bars after admitting to drug and weapon charges after he was busted with fentanyl and more than a dozen illegal firearms, federal officials announced. Jessup resident Edward Burton, 38, was sentenced to 13 years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to federal charges of possession of more than 400 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute and to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to officials, Burton’s guilty plea came following a DEA investigation into a drug-trafficking operati…

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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco