Zaid Rushdan, Federal Charges for Drug Distribution and Stolen Firearms, Maryland 2021

Zaid Rushdan, 41, Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Drug Distribution and Stolen Firearms in Maryland

Greenbelt, Maryland – In a shocking turn of events, Zaid Rushdan, a 41-year-old Oxon Hill resident, pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute controlled substance, and to possession of stolen firearms.

According to the investigation, Rushdan conspired with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over one kilogram of phencyclidine (“PCP”) and over 28 grams of crack cocaine from at least December 2020 until February 11, 2021.

Law enforcement executed a search warrant at Rushdan’s apartment on February 11, 2021, and seized a staggering amount of illicit substances, including over a gallon (4,486 grams) of PCP, approximately 299 grams of powder cocaine, and seven handguns, two rifles, and approximately 652 rounds of ammunition.

Rushdan admitted that the $14,485 in cash seized from his apartment were proceeds of his drug trafficking business and that all of the firearms were used, or were intended to be used, to facilitate his drug trafficking.

The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron, Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget of the Drug Enforcement Administration – Washington Division, Special Agent in Charge Charlie Patterson of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – Washington Field Division, and Chief Malik Aziz of the Prince Georges’ County Police Department.

Rushdan and the government have agreed that, if the Court accepts the plea agreement, Rushdan will be sentenced to at least 121 months, but not more than 151 months, in federal prison.

United States Attorney Erek L. Barron commended the DEA, the ATF, and the Prince George’s County Police Department for their work in the investigation and thanked the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, the Town of Vienna, Virginia Police Department, the Alexandria, Virginia Police Department, the Virginia State Police, the Arlington, Virginia Police Department, the Loudoun County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office, and the Fairfax County Police Department for their assistance.

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