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Fentanyl, Cocaine Ring Dismantled
Baltimore, Maryland – A 16-month investigation by the Baltimore OCDETF Strike Force into drug dealing in Baltimore has led to eleven alleged wholesale drug suppliers being charged in a federal indictment for conspiracy, drug distribution, and firearms charges.
According to the indictment, the defendants, who include Rigby Dukes, a/k/a ‘Panama,’ Kevin Fuller, Jimmye Howard, Thomas Jones, a/k/a ‘Pooda,’ Eugene Link, Khyle Paige, Fred Primus, Keith Smith, a/k/a ‘Fat Keith,’ Phillip Washington, Ronald White, a/k/a ‘Ron,’ and Eric Wilson, a/k/a ‘E’ and ‘Remy,’ were responsible for supplying fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and marijuana to Baltimore drug dealers.
The indictment was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner; Assistant Special Agent in Charge Orville O. Greene of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Baltimore District Office; Commissioner Michael Harrison of the Baltimore Police Department; Chief Melissa R. Hyatt of the Baltimore County Police Department; and Tom Carr, Executive Director of the Washington-Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Administration.
Acting United States Attorney Jonathan F. Lenzner stated, ‘The Baltimore OCDETF Strike Force will continue to target large scale drug distributors and areas where violence is fueled by armed drug dealers. We are committed to working with our law enforcement partners to prosecute the suppliers and street level drug dealers to get them off of our streets, and to reducing violent crime in our neighborhoods.
During the 16-month investigation, law enforcement executed 55 search warrants on people, locations and vehicles, seized approximately $722,334 in cash; more than four kilograms of fentanyl—enough to kill 200,000 people; more than 10 kilograms of cocaine; more than a kilogram of a heroin/fentanyl mixture; 914 grams of crack cocaine; a total of 258 grams of a crack or cocaine/fentanyl mixture; a quantity of marijuana; as well as six firearms.
The defendants are facing charges of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and other controlled substances, as well as firearms charges. If convicted, they faces significant prison time and fines.
The arrest of these defendants is a major blow to the Baltimore narcotics trade and a significant step forward in the fight against violent crime in the city.
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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