Overview
- Authorities across Maryland, Delaware and Virginia announced Tuesday they arrested 13 people and seized more than 42 kilograms of cocaine, with one suspect still wanted.
- The case grew from a late‑2024 lead into a 14‑ to 15‑month probe that used 19 court‑approved wiretaps, drones, tracking devices, undercover buys and more than 80 search warrants.
- Investigators also recovered crack cocaine, fentanyl pills, heroin, MDMA and psilocybin, plus 11 guns, nearly $24,000 in cash, 11 vehicles and two homes, and they estimated the cocaine’s value at about $4 million.
- Law enforcement says the supply came from Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and the ring moved drugs across Maryland’s Eastern Shore, parts of Virginia, Baltimore and lower Delaware.
- Gov. Wes Moore credited coordination by 13 agencies and said more charges are expected as prosecutors pursue alleged drug kingpins and other defendants held without bond or released on unsecured bonds.