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Heroin and Meth Ring Busted in Maryland
Four men, including a 32-year-old man from Berlin, Maryland, have been charged with heroin and methamphetamine trafficking in the state. Tony Lamont Mills, 32, of Berlin, Maryland, has been charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin and possession of a firearm by a felon.
The charges were announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby; and other law enforcement officials. The investigation involved the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, the Maryland State Police, the Ocean City Police Department, the Berlin Police Department, ATF and HSI.
According to the affidavit, Mills was pulled over by law enforcement on at least two occasions in August 2012 for hand-to-hand purchases of heroin. On August 31, 2012, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Mills’ residence and found a loaded .32 caliber revolver, heroin, marijuana, and drug packaging material.
Mills faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin and up to life in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
In a separate case, Ramon M. Diamos, 47, Arlon J. Macatangay, 51, both of Jersey City, New Jersey, and Ricky Ibanga, 38, of Bayonne, New Jersey, have been charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute in excess of 50 grams of crystal methamphetamine.
According to the affidavit, the three men were pulled over by Maryland State Police on Route 13, near the Virginia State line for a traffic stop. A clear glass pipe and a small amount of methamphetamine were recovered from Diamos’ front pants pocket. During a subsequent search of the car, the Trooper discovered a manilla envelope that contained 240 grams of crystal methamphetamine, and a receipt in Macatangay’s name. Macatangay and Ibanga were then arrested and additional methamphetamine was recovered from Macatangay’s jacket pocket.
Diamos, Macatangay and Ibanga face a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. They had an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Baltimore and are detained. Ibanga is scheduled for a detention hearing on February 15, 2013. Diamos and Macatangay consented to detention.
A criminal complaint is not a finding of guilt. An individual charged by criminal complaint is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceedings.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release —
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