Maryland Man Sentenced for Role in Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy HSTF Case
Baltimore, Maryland – A Maryland man is headed to federal prison for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy.
U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Adrian Jackson, 42, of Owings Mills, today, to three years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine. The charges are in connection with a Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) drug investigation.
Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the sentence with Special Agent in Charge Cindy Marx, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) – Washington Division, and Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul, FBI Baltimore Field Office.
According to court documents, in the Fall 2022, the DEA and FBI began investigating a drug-trafficking conspiracy involving several individuals, connected to a drug trafficking organization (DTO), who were distributing cocaine in the Baltimore area. During the investigation, law enforcement obtained court-authorized wiretaps for several cell phones. Investigators intercepted phone calls in which Jackson and co-conspirators used coded language to discuss distributing cocaine, arrange meetings to distribute cocaine, and obtain the cash proceeds. Law enforcement conducted surveillance and several undercover controlled purchases of narcotics from Jackson connected to the intercepted wiretap communications.