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Firearms, 36 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Child, Man In Major Fairfax County Bust: Cops
A drug operation apparently run by a juvenile in Fairfax County led to the seizure of firearms, hundreds of THC vape cartridges, and dozens of pounds of drugs in Fairfax County, police said.
Police were tipped off to a juvenile in Reston selling drugs and owning illegal guns in February, they said.
On March 8, authorities executed three search warrants, one at the juvenile's home and the other two at homes owned by a 27-year-old man named Timothy Dailey, also of Reston.
Detectives first searched the child's home on the 1500 block of Cypress Point Circle, where they found a 9mm ri…
DC Dealer Who Killed Customer, Witness, Sentenced For Violent Drug Conspiracy: Feds
A District man found complicit in killing two people, including a witness to the first murder, will spend decades in prison after being found guilty last year following a nine-day trial.
Madani Ilara Tejan, also known as “Malik,” “Mylik,” and “Dani,” 31, was convicted of using a firearm in connection with a murder and robbery and for a drug distribution conspiracy, last year, officials say.
On Tuesday, federal authorities announced that Tejan has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release on drug and weapon charges.
Prosecutors say that on Oct.…
Pair Who Peddled Fentanyl To Undercover DEA Agents In DMV Face Federal Prison Time: DOJ
A dubious duo is facing prison time after admitting to selling 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 both pleaded guilty for their roles in a fentanyl distribution ring, officials say.
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 pills to an undercover DEA agent on five separate occasions in the DMV re…
Fentanyl, 3 Guns Seized In Raid Of Virginia Drug Dealer's Home: Sheriff
The raid of a suspected Stafford drug dealer's home turned up fentanyl, cocaine, and three firearms, authorities said.
Cody Jackson, 35, of Stafford, became the center of an investigation when authorities learned of drugs being sold out of his Dorothy Lane home, Sheriff David Decatur said.
On Wednesday, Aug. 30, just before 8:30 a.m., deputies and detectives executed a search warrant at the Dorothy Lane home, where Jackson was arrested.
As a result of the search warrant, detectives found drug distribution materials, three firearms, cocaine and fentanyl. Jackson was transported to…
DC Dealer Who Murdered Customer Convicted For Violent Drug Conspiracy: Feds
A Washington, DC drug dealer may spend the rest of his life in prison following a nine-day trial for murdering a would-be customer and robbing him, federal officials announced this week.
Madani Ilara Tejan, also known as “Malik,” “Mylik,” and “Dani,” 30, was convicted of using a firearm in connection with a murdder and robbery and for a drug distribution conspiracy, following a nine-day trial.
Prosecutors say that on Oct. 3, 2018, Tejan met with a prospective customer to sell drugs, though during a planned meet-up, Tejan shot and killed the buyer, stole his vehicle, wallet, and other p…
'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…
'NFL' Gang Leader, Member Admit To Murder, Drug Distribution In Virginia: 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…
Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States, Including Virginia
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…
