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Lexington Park resident Joseph Matthew Queen III, 30, and Terrance Lamar Barnes, 29, who has no fixed address, are being held behind bars following two busts over the weekend, authorities announced.
On Friday, deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office first responded to a residence in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, where they recovered suspected Fentanyl/xylazine mix, crack cocaine, cocaine, cash, loaded handguns, and possession of controlled dangerous substances (CDS) manufacturing paraphernalia.
Officials say that there was a second search in the 45000 block of Oregon Way in Great Mills, where they also seized methamphetamine, various controlled medications, cash, and another loaded handgun.
Investigators noted that two of the three handguns had been reported stolen.
Barnes and Queen were arrested and charged with:
- Two counts of possession with intent to distribute;
- Firearm possession during a drug trafficking crime;
- Possession of equipment to produce CDS;
- Manufacturing of CDS: Narcotics, and related crimes.
Both were taken to the St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center pending their bond hearings.
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