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Nine Indicted After Probe Disrupts Texas-to-Maryland Cocaine Pipeline

Prosecutors credited a joint city–county–federal probe that tracked couriers from Houston to a Baltimore stash site.

Overview

  • Authorities announced the indictments Tuesday, capping a nearly yearlong investigation that began in January 2025.
  • Detectives surveilled suspected stash locations and followed vehicles from Houston to Southeast Baltimore ahead of coordinated warrants in early October.
  • A search of a Baltimore apartment yielded about 43 kilograms of cocaine valued at roughly $4 million and a .22-caliber rifle, with four suspects arrested at the scene.
  • A simultaneous search of a Baltimore County house and several vehicles recovered about 360 grams of cocaine, $5,921 in cash, and a loaded Ruger .22-caliber rifle.
  • The case was built by Baltimore City and County authorities with DEA and HIDTA partners, who warned of broader threats from interstate trafficking and counterfeit pills.