Wiretaps Reveal Westminster Man Ran Crack Ring, Sold Cocaine, Plotted Murder: Feds
A Westminster drug dealer who cooked crack, buried drugs in the woods, and ordered a man’s murder is heading to federal prison for more than two decades, authorities announced.
Rodney Gaines, 35, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on Thursday, July 10, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said.
Back on April 4, a federal jury convicted Gaines of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and two counts of cocaine distribution.
US District Judge A…
SWAT Teams Bust Major Crack, Fentanyl Network In Poughkeepsie: 4 Arrested, DA Says
A months-long investigation into drug trafficking at a Dutchess County public housing complex has led to the arrest of four men and the seizure of crack cocaine, fentanyl, firearms, and other evidence, prosecutors announced.
The takedown targeted a narcotics network operating out of the Hudson Garden Apartments in Poughkeepsie, where Drug Task Force agents had been conducting undercover buys of large quantities of drugs, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, July 10.
The investigation identified Hudhayfah Abdullahi, 24, and Adrain …
Ghost Gun, $35K, 6 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized From Allentown Dealer: AG
A high-level drug trafficker operating in the Lehigh Valley is facing felony charges after authorities seized more than six kilos of cocaine, five handguns, and a ghost gun with a high-capacity magazine, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, July 10.
Angel F. Gil, 32, of Allentown, was the subject of a long-term investigation by the Bureau of Narcotics Investigations for trafficking cocaine in Lehigh and Northampton counties, according to the AG's release. Agents executed search warrants at two homes and two vehicles connected to Gil on Wednesday.
At a home on Gre…
Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized From Parolee During I-70 Traffic Stop In Frederick: Sheriff
A convicted armed robber on parole is back behind bars after deputies say they seized fentanyl and cocaine during a traffic stop on I-70 in Maryland.
Thomas Smallwood, 38, of Cumberland, was riding in a vehicle that was pulled over around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, near New Design Road for an traffic violation, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office.
During the stop, a deputy suspected drug activity and called in a K9 unit, which alerted to the odor of narcotics, officials said.
A search of the vehicle and its occupants led to the discovery of drugs concealed on Smallwood.&nbs…
K9 Sniffs Out Fentanyl, Cocaine In Virginia Traffic Stop After Maryland Drug Run: Police
A pair of suspected drug traffickers were caught with a massive stash of fentanyl, cocaine, and syringes during a July 4 bust on a Virginia back road, thanks to a sharp-nosed K9 and a long-running narcotics investigation, police said.
Denvel Ball Jr., 58, of Spotsylvania, and Eric Glascock, 36, of Culpeper, were arrested after Culpeper Police Department detectives stopped their car near Ryland Chapel Road and Crookes Farm Road.
The traffic stop followed a weeks-long investigation by the Blue Ridge Narcotic and Gang Task Force.
Detectives had received a tip about a vehicle making runs…
13-Year-Old Lived In Crack House Where Dealers Pushed Drugs From Lancaster Living Room: DA
A 13-year-old girl was living in a crack house as three adults allegedly pushed drugs out of the living room in Lancaster, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 8.
Detectives say crack cocaine was being sold right out of a South Mulberry Street home while the teen — whose legal guardian is one of the accused — was inside.
Joey Anthony Torres, 43, and Betty Jean Poremba, 64, allegedly ran the drug operation from their home, with James Jonathan Rocha, 28, also selling crack there on separate occasions, according to the Lancaster County Drug Task Force.
Investigators say they caught all thre…
$1.5M Drug Bust: 57 Pounds Of Ketamine Found In Toys, Frames At Philly Port
Customs officers in Philadelphia just reeled in a whopper — but it wasn’t fish.
US Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted 57 pounds of ketamine hydrochloride, a dangerous anesthetic often abused at raves and by sexual predators, during multiple parcel inspections in late June, the agency announced on Thursday, July 3.
The drugs, which had a street value of about $1.5 million, were being smuggled from Europe to South Florida, hidden inside fishing rods, toys, picture frames, and other everyday items.
CBP officers weren't playing around after they found nine pounds of keta…
