Police Break Up Anne Arundel Heroin Ring: Reports

MILLERSVILLE, MD — A major drug bust carried out by authorities in Anne Arundel County led to 21 arrests and the seizure of heroin, cocaine and other substances with a street value of more than $800,000, according to media reports. The drugs include an animal tranquilizer that's deadly to humans, WBAL-TV 11 News reported.

During the eight-month investigation, undercover detectives infiltrated a drug ring run by Glenn Anthony Davis, 49, of Baltimore. Police said that his organization put drugs on the streets from northern Anne Arundel to Pasadena, Severna Park and Annapolis, WBAL-TV reported.

The heroin task force also served 15 search warrants, seizing vehicles, four guns and nearly $300,000 in cash. Officers seized 1.74 kilograms of Fentanyl, 332 grams of heroin, 466 grams of cocaine, 159 grams of bath salts, 26.88 grams of a substance identified as U-47700, and 8.86 kilograms of Xylazine, the animal tranquilizer, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced.

The drug dealers used Xylazine to cut heroin, and authorities said it caused a fatal overdose last month in Anne Arundel, WBAL-TV reported.

The task force includes officers from the Anne Arundel police, the Annapolis Police Department and the Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from federal authorities.

"The drug seizure we are announcing today demonstrates that our efforts are working to make our community safer and that enforcement efforts to combat the heroin epidemic in our county are making a difference," Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh said at a news conference Tuesday at the Anne Arundel police headquarters in Millersville, according to WBAL-TV.

The authorities say that Davis, whose address is listed as the 200 block of Pittson Circle in Baltimore, served as the kingpin of the drug operation. He faces an array of conspiracy, possession and narcotics distribution charges involving heroin, cocaine and Fentanyl.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department released the names Tuesday of 20 other people arrested by the task force on similar charges. Half of them are listed with Severna Park addresses, while five come from other parts of Anne Arundel. The task force also apprehended two other residents of Baltimore and two people from Baltimore County, as well as an individual from York, Pa.

The Severna Park residents include:

• Jeffrey Edward Koehn, 38, 700 block Stinchcomb Road
• Patrick Derek Mortka, 35, 100 block Arundel Avenue
• Cassandra Lynne Anne Leroux, 28, 700 block Cypress Road
• James Edward Dean Joy, 34, 700 block Cypress Road
• Sarah Jin O, 29, Unit block Wisler Court
• James Nathan Helsel, 35, 200 block Cypress Creek Road
• Rachael Helen Keys, 28, 100 block Arundel Avenue
• Andrea Riccio, 40, 700 block Stinchcomb Road
• Piper Nicole Foley, 33, 300 block Balsam Drive
• Jeffrey Scott Simmons, 40, 700 block Dividing Road

The residents of other parts of Anne Arundel include:

• Alexander John Budka, 22, 7700 block Catherine Avenue, Pasadena
• Michael James Murphy, 31, 700 block S. Mesa Road, Millersville
• James Michael Howe, 46, 7700 block Hancock Lane, Glen Burnie
• Jennifer Smith, 27, 800 block Bentwillow Drive, Glen Burnie
• Timothy Lee Ballard, 35, Unit block Davis Court, Glen Burnie

The Baltimore residents include:

• Earl Leon Davis, 50, 4100 block Old Millford Mill Road
• Christine Edwards, 44 (booked in Baltimore City), 3900 block Benzinger Road

The Baltimore County residents (both were booked there) include:

• Melvin Bernard Lowry II, 38, Unit block Fennington Circle, Owings Mills
• Paul Anthony Scribner, 50, 3700 block Pinelea Avenue, Pikesville

Also arrested was Tyler Andrea-Monet Wise, 21, of the 1100 block of Lady Bug Lane in York, Pa.

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Images: The Anne Arundel heroin task force seized a revolver and three other firearms during its investigation (AACPD).