Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl Found In Harford Co. Man's Pants Leads To Conviction: Official

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — After a two-day jury trial, a 51-year-old Rosedale man has been convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of cocaine and possession of heroin.

Bruce Vincent Tran was seen at the Motel 6 in Edgewood on April 1, 2021. Tran’s car was known to be involved in an ongoing drug investigation by members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit and was seen engaging in activity consistent with the sale of drugs.

Officers followed Tran’s vehicle, stopping it for failing to use a left turn signal while turning onto northbound Route 24 from Edgewood Road. K-9 Rocco alerted on the vehicle for the recent presence of drugs and it was searched, according to the Harford County office of the State's Attorney. Tran was searched at the Harford County Sheriff’s Office’s Southern Precinct and found to have two bags of drugs hidden in his pants. One bag contained 40 small bags of crack cocaine and the other bag contained 8 capsules of heroin and fentanyl. No paraphernalia associated with drug use was found on Tran or his car.