Greenbelt, MD – In a major blow to the region’s narcotics trade, a New Jersey man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a massive cocaine trafficking operation in Maryland.
Greg Milden, 41, of Cliffside Park, New Jersey, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. In addition to his prison sentence, Milden was ordered to forfeit $325,743, proceeds of his drug trafficking activities.
According to court documents, Milden supplied a co-conspirator with cocaine in Brooklyn, New York, who then brought the cocaine to Montgomery County, Maryland for redistribution. Some of the cocaine was ‘cooked’ into crack before being sold to local distributors.
Milden’s operation was brought down after law enforcement monitored several calls and texts between him and his co-conspirators. On June 8, 2015, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Milden’s residence and seized $25,850 in drug trafficking proceeds. Officers also recovered drug ledgers describing Milden’s supply of cocaine and marijuana to other distributors.
Milden was responsible for the distribution of between five and 15 kilograms of cocaine during the course of the conspiracy. ‘This sentence sends a strong message to those who engage in cocaine trafficking in our community,’ said United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein. ‘We will continue to work tirelessly to disrupt and dismantle these operations.’
In a related case, Frederick Davis, 32, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, was sentenced to five years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (crack). Davis was also ordered to forfeit $1,500, proceeds of his drug trafficking activities.
Davis obtained crack cocaine and heroin from a co-conspirator who Milden had supplied, and re-distributed the drugs in Gaithersburg to customers and distributors. During the course of the conspiracy, Davis was responsible for distributing between 28 and 112 grams of crack cocaine.
The investigation was led by the FBI, the Montgomery County Police Department, NCIS, Prince George’s County Police Department, and the Rockville and Hackensack (New Jersey) Police Departments. The Bergen County State’s Attorney’s Office and Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office also provided assistance in the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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