Multi-Agency Drug Trafficking Investigation Leads to Multiple Arrests & Drugs Seizures
Local, Regional and State law enforcement today announced the culmination of a long-term narcotics investigation targeting a major drug trafficking organization, which was responsible for distributing narcotics throughout the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia, as well as Baltimore and lower Delaware. Significant quantities of illegal drugs, weapons and money was seized associated with the organization.
This investigation began in Worcester County in late 2024 when investigators received information on Desmond Roberts, Jr., being involved in drug transactions in the county. Investigators determined that Roberts was involved in a larger scale drug trafficking organization.
Through the course of the operation, investigators utilized surveillance, undercover operations, search warrants and other coordinated enforcement actions to identify key members and dismantle trafficking routes. This led to the authorization of a Title III Wiretap investigation involving a total of 19 telephonic lines being intercepted over the course of several months. Investigators were able to identify and disrupt individuals who were responsible for supplying local communities with illegal drugs.
To date, 13 have been arrested, however additional arrests are pending through indictments.
Police have seized:
- 42.61 kilograms of cocaine聽聽
- 23.8 grams of crack cocaine聽聽
- 4.41 kilograms of marijuana聽聽
- 3.6 grams of MDMA (ecstasy)聽聽
- 36 fentanyl pills聽聽
- 8.1 grams of psilocybin mushrooms聽聽
- 1.9 grams of heroin聽聽
- 5 suboxone strips聽聽
- 11 firearms recovered聽聽
- $23,816 in US currency聽聽
- 11 vehicles seized聽聽
- 2 residences seized聽
- 80+ search and seizure warrants executed
Agencies involved in this operation:
- Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Enforcement Team聽聽
- Maryland State Police聽聽
- Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Joint Community Action Team聽聽
- DEA聽聽
- Washington-Baltimore HIDTA聽聽
- Accomack County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Impact Unit聽聽
- Salisbury City Police Department聽聽
- Delaware State Police Sussex Drug Unit聽 聽
- Ocean City Police Department Special Enforcement Unit聽聽
- Homeland Security Investigations聽聽
- Eastern Shore Information Center聽
- Baltimore County Police Department
The Talk of Delmarva’s Joe Ciccanti Reports from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office facility in Salisbury where the news conference on this investigation was held earlier today: