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Felon’s $30K Drug Stash Seized During Maryland Bust, Sheriff Says
Detectives in Charles County made a major breakthrough in their fight against drugs, seizing more than $30,000 worth of narcotics and a loaded handgun during a bust in Waldorf, authorities announced. The operation unfolded earlier this month, when members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section executed a search warrant at a home in the 5000 block of Vane Court. Inside, officers discovered cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other drugs valued at over $30,000, along with a .357 magnum handgun, investigators said. The suspect, Adrian Carlos Farris, 35, …
Police & Fire
Dealer On Probation Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix In Southern Maryland, Sheriff Says
A drug dealer on probation is facing fresh charges after being busted with a combination of Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) in St. Mary's County. Daisaun Altay Eric Culpeepper, 31, is back behind bars following a search of a Lexington Park home on Wednesday that led to the recovery of approximately 685 grams of a CDS suspected to be a mixture of fentanyl and heroin, according to the sheriff's office. Following an investigation, deputies executed a warrant at a home in the 22000 block of Rue Woods Drive, where they seized tied-off bags containing the suspected fentanyl-heroi…
Police & Fire
Cache Of Drugs Seized From Maryland Home During Search, Police Say
Four people are facing charges after police in Anne Arundel County made a drug bust at a Brooklyn residence, officials say. Detectives were tipped off earlier this year about suspected drug violations at a home in the 5200 block of Kramme Avenue in Brooklyn, which led to an investigation that concluded on Friday with a massive bust. According to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, detectives executed a search warrant at the home on Oct. 4, which resulted in four in custody, and a host of drugs off the streets. During the search of the home, investigators seized a…
Police & Fire
Maryland Woman Busted With Heroin, Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine During Stop: Police
A woman importing drugs from Baltimore and selling them in Frederick County is facing multiple charges after being busted, authorities announced on Tuesday. Rickilynn Nicole Dyer, 43, was arrested during a traffic stop by the Frederick Police Department’s Tactical Investigations Unit amid an ongoing investigation into reports of drug distribution throughout the county. During the stop, police say that she was found with "a substantial quantity of controlled substances." According to the department, a detective was tipped off in May about Dyer's alleged involvement in…
Traffic
Driver Busted With Heroin, Mushrooms, Ecstasy During Stop In Baltimore: State Police
A traffic stop in Maryland for a suspected DUI driver led to the recovery of a host of drugs from a Baltimore man who was subsequently arrested, state police say. City resident Dwayne Purdie, Jr., 31, was arrested during an early morning traffic stop on July 14 after being spotted by troopers driving questionably, according to authorities. Shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Purdie was stopped in a Honda Accord that was heading east on the Inner Loop of I-695 near Green Spring Avenue in Timonium for the suspected DUI. Police say that during the stop, troopers were tipped off th…
Police & Fire
Weapons, Drugs Recovered From Car After Man Shot Himself At Maryland Gas Station, Police Say
A man accidentally shot himself at a Maryland gas station and had to be hospitalized, leading to a large drug and weapon bust in Anne Arundel County, according to police. Glen Burnie resident Joseph Lemarchant Montgomery, 40, was arrested and charged following an early-morning probe into a reported shooting at the Sunoco gas station on Nursery Road in Linthicum earlier this week. Police say that shortly before 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department met with a victim at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore who suffered a gunshot wound to an extremity. …
Police & Fire
Massive Drug, Weapon Busts Land Four Behind Bars In Maryland: Police
A weeks-long investigation into suspected drug distribution in Anne Arundel County led to massive drug and weapon busts in Pasadena, authorities announced on Monday. Earlier this month, detectives were tipped off about possible drug dealings throughout the county, which culminated in the execution of multiple search warrants on Friday, police say. The search and seizures were conducted in the 5100 block of Raynor Avenue in Linthicum and the 8900 block of Winged Foot Drive, resulting in the arrests of Cory Wayne Rhodes, 24, Alexa Nichole Bowen, 20 and Cassidy Cierra Schmidt, 22, all fro…
Police & Fire
Half Kilo Of Heroin, Weapons Seized During Massive Bust In Charles County: Sheriff
Drugs and weapons were recovered by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office who busted up a drug-dealing conspiracy that was operating out of a home and business in Waldorf, officials say. Nathan Robert Templeton, 58, was arrested following a search and seizure that led to the recovery of multiple weapons, cocaine, and nearly a half kilo of heroin. Units from the sheriff's office were busy this week in the 2600 block of Academic Court in Waldorf, and a business in the 8000 block of Matthews Road in Bryans Road, where they tracked down Templeton, who was wanted on a host o…
Police & Fire
Dealing Driver Busted With Drugs, Passenger With Machete During Stop In Maryland: Sheriff
What started as a routine traffic stop when a driver failed to stop at a crosswalk in St. Mary's County led to drug and weapon charges for a man and woman early on Tuesday morning, officials say. A deputy from the sheriff's office on patrol near the intersection of Midway Drive and Great Mills Road stopped 37-year-old Lexington Park resident Lakesha Denise Savoy's Ford Escape for the traffic violation on April 2. Initially, Savoy tried to provide a false name before being properly identified, and the deputy spotted drug paraphernalia, leading to a police K9 scan that led to the recovery of&…
Police & Fire
12 Indicted For Drug Trafficking Operation In Maryland: 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…
News
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…
Police & Fire
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…
News
Frequent Flyer Drug Dealer Gets Time For Selling Fentanyl That Killed Family Member's BF In VA
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…
News
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…
News
'Freaky' NFL Street Gang Hitman In Maryland Gets Prison Time 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…
News
Maryland 'NFL' Gang Leader, Member Admit To Murder, Drug Distribution: Feds
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…
News
Maryland Man Known As 'Dre,' 'Fame,' 'Foreign' Admits To Sex Trafficking, Branding 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…
News
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…
News
Maryland 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…
Police & Fire
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…
News
Maryland 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…
News
Enough Fentanyl To Kill 3.5 Million Users Seized, Baltimore Man Busted By Bergen Detectives
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…
Police & Fire
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…
News
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…
Police & Fire
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…
News
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 …
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
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…
News
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. …
Police & Fire
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…
News
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…
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