TALBOT COUNTY, Md. - Eight people accused of a drug-trafficking ring on the Eastern Shore were arrested following a yearlong combined law-enforcement investigation.
The Talbot County Drug Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations reportedly began a covert investigation in Spring 2022 that culminated in the indictment of eight men in connection with a drug-trafficking operation. Maryland State Police say they joined more than two dozen local, state and federal law-enforcement agencies in dismantling the sale and distribution of illegal drugs, including cocaine and heroin, throughout Talbot, Dorchester, Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties.
Authorities say the accused kingpin, Sherman Nathaniel Greene Jr., 42, of Cambridge, is charged with importing large quantities of illegal drugs, which co-conspirators assisted Greene in selling and distributing. Police served multiple search and seizure warrants on homes and vehicles in Talbot, Dorchester, Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties. State police say the warrants yielded more than 1,300 grams of suspected cocaine, along with suspected heroin/fentanyl, two rifles and seven vehicles that were used to transport the drugs.
The suspects have all been released on bail except for Nathaniel Greene, who is being held at the Dorchester County Detention Center without bond.
Talbot County Sheriff, Joe Gamble says, "The investigation took a little over a year because it was pretty complex, pretty wide spread. They were able to identify locations in Easton, Cambridge, Preston, St. Michael's, Greensboro, and the various counties where they were distributing crack cocaine, fentanyl."
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