Drug Trafficking

15 arrested in connection with Harford marijuana smuggling ring tied to California

2013-05-22 13:28:00

Fifteen people, including four men who graduated together from C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air in 2005, have been arrested following a two-year undercover investigation by the Harford County Task Force into a marijuana smuggling ring based in...

In federal prison, ol' Bulldog faces sensual shock

2013-05-18 13:23:57

If the federal prison that gets Tavon White is anything like the last one I visited, even a charmer such as Bulldog will have a tough time recreating the life of the libertine he had at the Baltimore City Detention Center. White, a reputed leader of...

Grand jury indicts driver in fatal City Hall crash

2013-05-09 16:49:00

A grand jury on Thursday indicted the driver state police said was high on drugs when his car sped into downtown, striking and killing a pedestrian before it overturned outside City Hall. Johnny Johnson, 43, faces nine counts, including vehicular...

Inmate, 17 other alleged Bloods indicted on racketeering charges

2013-05-08 20:27:29

A federal grand jury indicted 18 alleged gang members on racketeering charges, including a detainee at a state-managed detention center, news that could draw more scrutiny to Maryland's beleaguered correctional system. Federal officials say the members...

D.C. officer with Howard ties arrested in money-laundering case

2013-05-08 07:13:00

A Washington, D.C., police officer was charged Tuesday with money laundering in connection with an alleged drug-trafficking scheme in the Pittsburgh and Baltimore areas. Federal authorities say more than $2 million in proceeds from cocaine was hidden....

Officer says he put camera in Glen Burnie school restroom to prevent smoking

2013-05-02 14:44:22

A veteran Anne Arundel County police officer who admitted placing a camera in a boys bathroom at Glen Burnie High School told investigators that he was trying to deter smoking of marijuana and cigarettes there, according to police reports. The officer...

State approves settlement to ex-inmate amid corrections scrutiny

2013-05-02 07:32:32

With the state corrections system already under scrutiny, the Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a $40,000 settlement with a former inmate of the Baltimore jail who claimed he was assaulted by gang members for not assisting with a drug...

Corrections reform never an O'Malley priority

2013-05-01 14:23:10

With a straight face, the Maryland governor says the sex-and-drugs scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center, including the alleged corruption of 13 corrections officers, is a "positive achievement." He claims his corrections secretary, Gary Maynard,...

Marijuana plants found on Havre de Grace property [Harford police blotter]

2013-04-30 15:04:00

Aberdeen Tyrone D. Davis, 31, of the 400 block of Washington Street, was charged Friday with possessing marijuana. Robin D. Sloane, 54, of the 100 block of Hanover Street, was charged Friday with possessing a drug other than marijuana. Julie Tomar...

Scandal at jail another symptom of war on drugs

2013-04-27 11:07:48

Let me start with this: If not for the absurd war on drugs — by far, the nation's longest war — we would not have had so many killings on the streets of Baltimore over the years. The United States leads the world in incarceration. Without the...

Illicit drug prices in Baltimore fluctuate under DEA estimates

2013-04-27 11:30:13

A group of alleged Black Guerrilla Family members met last December to discuss a robbery with a confidential source, who, unbeknownst to them, was working with the Drug Enforcement Administration. The price of cocaine in Baltimore City at that moment...

Turn in unwanted prescription drugs at Laurel Police Department

2013-04-26 03:00:00

The Laurel Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will hold Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Police Department's Partnership Activity Center, 811 Fiftth St. Unwanted, unused...

Drugs, guns, cars and cash were seized as part of an investigation into a marijuana smuggling ring based in Harford.

2013-05-22 13:26:00

Michael A. Hartman, of Ashford, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, operating a drug factory and possession of fireworks. These items were seized from his Nagy Road home.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Police seized 298 grams of marijuana, $421 cash, drug packaging materials and drug paraphernalia from a man suspected of dealing the drug.

2013-04-24 00:00:00