Major drug ring dismantled in Maryland’s Eastern Shore; 42 kilograms of cocaine seized
Nearly 42 kilograms of cocaine were seized after a drug ring was dismantled in Maryland's Eastern Shore.
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Nearly 42 kilograms of cocaine were seized after a drug ring was dismantled in Maryland's Eastern Shore.
State leaders have announced the takedown of a Baltimore drug trafficking organization, resulting in the seizure of nearly nine kilos of narcotics and over $55,000 in cash.
Anne Arundel County police said Thursday they arrested two people on drug trafficking charges after allegedly finding crack, heroin and money at an Annapolis home.
Seventeen Hagerstown residents and one Frederick resident were among 34 arrested Wednesday morning on indictments in a drug trafficking conspiracy. A Hagerstown appliance store was allegedly used as a hub for the illegal activities.
Frederick County officials announced that a Brunswick woman is facing charges after authorities seized more than $25,000 in drugs during a raid at her home.
A Wheaton man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute crack-cocaine and heroin.
A 28-year-old woman was arrested Saturday following a drug bust during which police found more than 183 grams of suspected heroin/fentanyl, the Anne Arundel County Police Department said.
Three people were arrested Tuesday night following a traffic stop in Pasadena during which officers found drugs and paraphernalia, the Anne Arundel County Police Department said.
Officers in Anne Arundel County made three separate drug busts in the county Monday night and early Tuesday morning, the county's police department said.
A Baltimore man was sentenced Tuesday to 60 years in prison for a number of drug-related charges, the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office said.
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The drugs were found during a traffic stop in Pasadena around 1:30 a.m.
Two people were arrested in Westminster Friday after a drug enforcement operation in the city, police said Tuesday.
Police charged three people in Anne Arundel County with drug possession after they allegedly found crack-cocaine in their possession during a drug bust in Brooklyn Park.
Baltimore Police announced a major drug bust Wednesday that targeted an alleged drug operation that ran across the tri-district area and was driving violent crime in that area of West Baltimore.
Two men were charged with heroin possession during a traffic stop in Frederick County Wednesday.
Keith McKinney, 31, and Takeria Roles, 28, both of the 7800 block of Faulkner Road in Severn, are charged with possession with intent to distribute.
A Frederick man was arrested and faces six drug-related charges stemming from a multi-agency narcotics investigation, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 175 pounds of the drug khat at Washington Dulles International Airport Tuesday, the second such seizure at the airport in a week.
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office arrested a Smithsburg man after a search and seizure operation where they found cocaine, stolen property, a handgun and other items on Tuesday.
A 34-year-old man was arrested and is being held without bail after police reportedly found a "large amount" of drugs in his vehicle during a traffic stop Sunday morning.
14 suspected members of the J30 Payback Crips gang have been arrested in connection with a drug investigation in northeast Baltimore.
A Baltimore man who state police believe dealt heroin and cocaine among other drugs in Carroll County and other parts of the area was arrested Monday after a four-month investigation.
Law enforcement officials seized 333 pounds of cocaine from inside a shipping container at the Port of Baltimore earlier this month, the largest such seizure U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has ever seen at the port.
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