Heroin Trafficker Arrested Twice in One Week With 143 Gel Caps: Police

PASADENA, MD — A Pasadena man under surveillance by Anne Arundel County narcotics officers was arrested last week on charges of selling heroin, then busted again on similar charges after a search of his house turned up more heroin. An Odenton man with the suspect also faces drug trafficking charges.

Police say the 143 gel caps of heroin found in a car and a Pasadena residence would be worth an estimated $1,716 on the street.

The first arrest happened Dec. 6 during a drug-related traffic stop when police reportedly recovered 85 gel capsules of suspected heroin and a large amount of heroin packaging material. Detectives arrested two suspects during the stop:

• Thomas Michael Leonard Jr., 28, of the 8400 block of Bussenius Road in Pasadena
• Eric William Munk, 47, of the 1400 block of Amethyst Court in Odenton

Both men are charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of a controlled substance that is not marijuana - heroin, and three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

A narcotics search and seizure warrant executed at Leonard's home in Pasadena on Dec. 14 led to his arrest a second time. Police say they found illegal drugs and items used in drug sales at the residence.

Items seized from the house include:

• One clear plastic bag containing 58 gel capsules of suspected heroin
• Two Samsung Verizon flip phones
• Digital scale with white powder residue
• Two plastic bags containing multiple empty gel capsules
• One glass smoking device with suspected crack cocaine residue
• And $631 in cash

As a result of the raid at his house, Leonard faces another round of charges:

• Possession with intent to distribute heroin
• Possession of heroin
• Possession of drug paraphernalia - two counts

»Photos of suspects Thomas Leonard Jr. and Eric Munk, along with heroin and drug paraphernalia seized, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police