Kelly Bowers, Fentanyl and Cocaine Conspiracy, Maryland 2026

Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Cocaine Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – Kelly Bowers, 36, of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.

Bowers, a member of a drug trafficking organization known as Newtowne 20 DTO, supplied drugs to individuals in the Annapolis area. The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland authorized wiretaps on DTO members’ electronic devices, allowing investigators to identify individuals involved in the conspiracy, including Bowers.

Law enforcement intercepted numerous conversations between Bowers and his customers and conversations between him and his co-conspirators. They also conducted surveillance and observed Bowers engaging in a drug transaction in Annapolis on November 27, 2023. Officers stopped the buyer and recovered drugs from her, which later tested positive for cocaine. Additionally, law enforcement recovered cocaine from Bowers’ vehicle.

The federal wiretap led to a takedown on January 25, 2024, when agents executed search warrants on eight locations and four vehicles, and arrest warrants on several individuals. Law enforcement recovered drugs of various types and quantities from three of the targeted locations and one firearm from the residence of a co-conspirator.

In his plea agreement, Bowers agreed that he was involved in possessing at least 40 grams of fentanyl in furtherance of this drug trafficking conspiracy. Bowers faces a mandatory minimum of five years and a maximum of 40 years in federal prison, followed by up to lifetime of supervised release.

Sentencing is scheduled for Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 12 p.m. U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes commended the FBI, AACOPD, and APD for their work in the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys LaRai Everett and Jon Tsuei are prosecuting the federal case.

For more information about the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, its priorities, and resources available to help the community, please visit justice.gov/usao-md and justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.

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