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Dealer Busted With $100K+ Cash, Cocaine In Southern Maryland, Sheriff Says
A 65-year-old Lexington Park man is behind bars after deputies found nearly 100 grams of cocaine, a loaded shotgun, and more than $100,000 in cash during a drug investigation, authorities said.
James Allen Chase was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 6, following an ongoing investigation by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Unit, officials said.
Deputies initiated a traffic stop on Great Mills Road, where they executed a search warrant on Chase’s vehicle, uncovering over 10 individual bags of suspected cocaine, $400 in cash, and drug-related items.
Meanwhile, investigators from…
More Than One Kilo Of Cocaine Recovered During Record-Breaking Maryland Seizure, Sheriff Says
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office made its largest fentanyl seizure in history during an ongoing investigation into drug dealing in the region, officials said.
James William Blackiston III, 31, Jasmine Samaria Votra, 36, and Willis Matthews Brooks, 43, all of Great Mills, were all arrested after being busted with more than a kilogram of cocaine on Thursday night.
Shortly before 7:15 p.m. on Aug. 8, deputies conducted search and seizure warrants at two count residences, leading to the record-breaking fentanyl seizure.
According to the St. Mary's County Sherif's Office, during a search …
Major Drug Ring Dismantled In Maryland; Four Arrested, Sheriff Says
Four people have been arrested and thousands of dollars worth of drugs are off the street following a massive bust in Maryland, officials say.
The Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that a yearlong joint investigation with federal authorities led to the dismantling of a major drug ring that concluded with four suspects behind bars.
Those charged:
William Russell Stewart, 27, of Nanjemoy;
Donovan Franklin Delano Henry, 29, of Waldorf;
Rashad Isaiah Cobey, 23, of Indian Head;
Lyray Darnell Simpson, 44, of Nanjemoy.
During the execution of the warrant at four residences in Char…
