Port Deposit Man Busted With 10 Guns, Cocaine, Meth In Major Maryland Drug Raid: State Police Port Deposit Man Busted With 10 Guns, Cocaine, Meth In Major Maryland Drug Raid: State Police
Port Deposit Man Busted With 10 Guns, Cocaine, Meth In Major Maryland Drug Raid: State Police A major drug trafficking bust in Maryland ended with two men behind bars and enough firepower and narcotics seized to stock a small arsenal, police say. Alishawaine Monk, 34, of Port Deposit and 45-year-old Ronald Dugger of North East were arrested following a multi-agency investigation that stretched across Cecil County and into southern Pennsylvania, state police announced on Tuesday, April 29. Ronald Dugger and Alishawaine Monk Maryland State Police The two were apprehended after investigators executed search warrants on their homes and related storage units on Thursday, April 17…
Lacey Township Man Who Made Racist Threats To Amazon Driver Learns Fate: Prosecutor Lacey Township Man Who Made Racist Threats To Amazon Driver Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Lacey Township Man Who Made Racist Threats To Amazon Driver Learns Fate: Prosecutor A Lacey Township man who made racist threats against an Amazon driver and illegally sold large amounts of marijuana was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, April 25, authorities said. John Vincentini had previously pleaded guilty to bias intimidation after he threatened an Amazon delivery driver back in September 2022, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Vincentini asked the driver why he was in the neighborhood, following him around and blocking his vehicle, Billhimer said.. He asked the driver if they "understood that it was a racist neighborhood" and threatened to sh…
Duo Caught Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine, Oxycodone Across State Lines In Southeast: Sheriff Duo Caught Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine, Oxycodone Across State Lines In Southeast: Sheriff
Duo Caught Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine, Oxycodone Across State Lines In Southeast: Sheriff Two Massachusetts men are facing major drug charges after authorities say they were caught transporting cocaine and oxycodone through Putnam County, authorities announced. The arrests were made on Wednesday, April 9 around 6:40 p.m., when deputies with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit pulled over a vehicle in the Town of Southeast, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, April 25.  During the stop, deputies discovered that the vehicle’s occupants, identified as Joshua Rosario-Pabon, 22, of Holyoke, and Christopher Colon-Diaz, 25, of Springfield, ha…
Speeding BMW Packed With Heroin, Crack Cocaine Busted In Frederick: Sheriff Speeding BMW Packed With Heroin, Crack Cocaine Busted In Frederick: Sheriff
Speeding BMW Packed With Heroin, Crack Cocaine Busted In Frederick: Sheriff A speeding BMW led to a massive drug bust in Maryland when a North Carolina man was caught with heroin and crack cocaine, authorities announced. Xerxus Rashad Belvin, 46, was arrested just after 1:20 a.m. on Friday, April 25, after deputies spotted him flying up Route 15 near I-70 in a white BMW X7, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Officials say after pulling Belvin over, one deputy returned to the cruiser to run checks, at which point a second deputy spotted him attempting to conceal a large square-shaped object, wrapped in tape, under the driver’s seat. Durin…
Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Guns: Somerset Man Found Guilty, Feds Say Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Guns: Somerset Man Found Guilty, Feds Say
Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Guns: Somerset Man Found Guilty, Feds Say A 50-year-old Somerset man was convicted this week of drug trafficking and possessing firearms after initially being arrested after he was found passed out in his car, authorities said. On Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, Lawrence Township police responded to Route 1 near the Quaker Bridge Mall after they were alerted to a car stopped in the middle of the highway, US Attorney Alina Habba said. Officers found Malachi Muhammad unresponsive and as they attempted to wake him, they noticed the handle of a handgun in between his legs, Habba said. Muhammad was removed from his vehicle and placed under arr…
Hamptons Cocaine Delivery Service Netted Trafficker $400K, Gold Coins Hamptons Cocaine Delivery Service Netted Trafficker $400K, Gold Coins
Hamptons Cocaine Delivery Service Netted Trafficker $400K, Gold Coins A drug trafficker who coordinated cocaine deliveries between New York City and the Hamptons–making hundreds of thousands along the way–could spend years in prison. Michael Khodorkovskiy, 44, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 21, according to the DA’s office. Khodorkovskiy admitted in court to selling large quantities of cocaine from his Brooklyn home, with the intention of redistributing the drugs throughout Suffolk County — particularly during the busy Hamptons summer season. From July 2023 to August 2024, under…
Wanted Man's Smelly Escape Plan Flushed In Vernon After Routine Traffic Stop Lands Him In Cuffs Wanted Man's Smelly Escape Plan Flushed In Vernon After Routine Traffic Stop Lands Him In Cuffs
Wanted Man's Smelly Escape Plan Flushed In Vernon After Routine Traffic Stop Lands Him In Cuffs A wanted Connecticut man who police say previously escaped officers by crawling through a sewage pipe has been arrested, authorities said.  Jaylenn Baez, 29, was arrested early Sunday morning, April 13, in Wethersfield. When authorities realized he had an outstanding warrant, they handed him over to Connecticut State Police, officials said.  The warrant stems from a police chase on Feb. 25 in Vernon after police spotted him driving with the license plate from a different vehicle on his car, authorities said.  Baez refused to stop and pushed his Infiniti as hard as it would g…
Taxi Driver Sells Cocaine On The Job, Hits Cop Cruiser In Attempted Escape In Poughkeepsie: DA Taxi Driver Sells Cocaine On The Job, Hits Cop Cruiser In Attempted Escape In Poughkeepsie: DA
Taxi Driver Sells Cocaine On The Job, Hits Cop Cruiser In Attempted Escape In Poughkeepsie: DA A Dutchess County taxi driver has been arrested following a months-long investigation that revealed he was allegedly selling cocaine from both his residence and while operating his cab, authorities said.  Howard J. Nugent, age 52, was taken into custody on Tuesday, April 15, after authorities observed him leaving his home on Van Wagner Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Wednesday, April 16.  The arrest came after Drug Task Force Agents made multiple undercover purchases of cocaine from Nugent in various loc…
Dark Web Dealer ‘MamaKnowsBrown,’ Bloods Gang, Family Tied To 21 Suffolk Drug Arrests: DA Dark Web Dealer ‘MamaKnowsBrown,’ Bloods Gang, Family Tied To 21 Suffolk Drug Arrests: DA
Dark Web Dealer ‘MamaKnowsBrown,’ Bloods Gang, Family Tied To 21 Suffolk Drug Arrests: DA A Long Island woman accused of running a dark web drug storefront called "MamaKnowsBrown" is among 21 people indicted in a massive Suffolk County narcotics trafficking case involving Bloods gang members and a family-run network, District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Friday, April 11, 2025. Carolyn Tolin, 46, of Centereach, allegedly shipped heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and powder cocaine to customers across 40 states, operating her dark web storefront from the garage of her home and accepting cryptocurrency payments, prosecutors said. Tolin was one of several alleged trafficker…
Violent Fentanyl Crew In South Baltimore Indicted In Major Gun, Drug Bust: AG Violent Fentanyl Crew In South Baltimore Indicted In Major Gun, Drug Bust: AG
Violent Fentanyl Crew In South Baltimore Indicted In Major Gun, Drug Bust: AG A violent drug ring operating out of South Baltimore has been taken down following a major multi-agency investigation targeting fentanyl sales and gun violence, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced. Eleven members of a drug trafficking organization accused of peddling fentanyl, heroin, and crack cocaine in the Curtis Bay area were indicted after a coordinated law enforcement sting uncovered guns, drugs, and ties to multiple overdoses and shootings, officials said on Wednesday, April 9. The crew operated in the area of Morrison Court — a notorious South Baltimore corridor lined …
Fentanyl Dealer Hid From Police With Half Kilo In Lexington Park Home, Prosecutors Say Fentanyl Dealer Hid From Police With Half Kilo In Lexington Park Home, Prosecutors Say
Fentanyl Dealer Hid From Police With Half Kilo In Lexington Park Home, Prosecutors Say A convicted fentanyl dealer in Lexington Park who tried to outwait police in a back bedroom will now have plenty of time to think about it — behind bars. Daisaun Altay Eric Culpepper, 31, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison, with 15.5 years of active incarceration, for possession of a large amount of fentanyl, destruction of evidence, and a probation violation, St. Mary's County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced this week. On Oct. 16, 2024, detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a home in Lexington Park during an ongoing drug trafficki…
Sweeping Drug Bust: 5 Arrested After Community Complaints In Poughkeepsie, DA Says Sweeping Drug Bust: 5 Arrested After Community Complaints In Poughkeepsie, DA Says
Sweeping Drug Bust: 5 Arrested After Community Complaints In Poughkeepsie, DA Says A major drug raid in Dutchess County has led to the arrest of five suspects and the seizure of narcotics, cash, and packaging materials following weeks of investigation and complaints from residents, authorities announced.  The arrests followed a search warrant execution on Thursday, April 3, at a Poughkeepsie home on North White Street that had been the focus of a multi-agency narcotics probe, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Friday, April 4.  Before the operation, residents in the neighborhood had alerted police to ongoing drug sal…