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Dealer Who Used Middlemen To Move Drugs In Maryland Learns Prison Fate: DOJ Dealer Who Used Middlemen To Move Drugs In Maryland Learns Prison Fate: DOJ
Dealer Who Used Middlemen To Move Drugs In Maryland Learns Prison Fate: DOJ A Westminster drug dealer who ran a cocaine and fentanyl distribution network while trying to stay under the radar has been sentenced to decades in prison, authorities announced. Samar Lorenzo Williams was sentenced to 90 years, with all but 40 years suspended, in Carroll County Circuit Court after being convicted on multiple counts related to the distribution of controlled dangerous substances, according to the Carroll County Drug Task Force. Williams, who prosecutors say used others to distribute drugs to avoid getting caught, was convicted by a jury in January following an extensive inve…

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More Than One Kilo Of Cocaine Recovered During Record-Breaking Maryland Seizure, Sheriff Says More Than One Kilo Of Cocaine Recovered During Record-Breaking Maryland Seizure, Sheriff Says
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 …

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Woman Without License Busted With Drugs During Traffic Stop In Maryland, Sheriff Says Woman Without License Busted With Drugs During Traffic Stop In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Woman Without License Busted With Drugs During Traffic Stop In Maryland, Sheriff Says A purported drug distributor in Northern Maryland was arrested in Carroll County during a traffic stop in Westminster, according to the sheriff's office. Cristen Joanne Connors, 42, of Westminster, was arrested on Tuesday afternoon during a traffic stop in the area of Sullivan Avenue and Maryland Route 140, where it was determined that she did not have a valid driver's license. That was the least of her worries. According to a spokesperson from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, a police K9 scanned Connors' Chevy Malibu, and determined that there were drugs inside the vehicle, leading to…

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