MARYLAND — Two people are facing charges after investigators seized more than a kilogram of drugs tied to a trafficking operation that stretched from Delaware into Baltimore’s Mount Clare and Pigtown neighborhoods, police said.
According to officials, the arrests came after detectives noticed an uptick in violence across several districts and began investigating possible drug connections earlier this month. Investigators said the suspects were making trips to Delaware to bring cocaine and fentanyl back to the city.
On Sept. 17, officers working with Delaware State Police pulled the suspects over on the Delaware Turnpike. Inside the vehicle, police said they found pressed cocaine, fentanyl, and packaging supplies.
A follow-up search at a commercial building on Baltimore National Pike turned up more evidence of drug manufacturing and distribution, according to police.
In total, investigators seized more than a kilogram of suspected cocaine, along with fentanyl, crack cocaine, a fentanyl-methamphetamine mixture, and materials used for packaging. Items recovered included:
– 1,078 grams of pressed suspected cocaine in brick form
– 124 grams of suspected fentanyl
– 9.96 grams of suspected crack cocaine
– 68 grams of suspected fentanyl/methamphetamine mixture
– Manufacturing and packaging materials
The suspects, 37-year-old Brian Alexander Hall and 35-year-old Lauren Michelle Beckman, both of Baltimore, were arrested.
Police Commissioner Richard Worley praised the collaborative investigation.
“Together, we are disrupting and dismantling drug trafficking networks that fuel violence and addiction in our communities,” Worley said. “I am proud of the dedication of our officers and detectives, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to building a safer Baltimore.”
