Bowie Heroin Ringleader Used Music Studio as Stash House: Police

BOWIE, MD – A Bowie man who led a heroin and cocaine trafficking ring out of a music studio has been sentenced to a decade in prison.

U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow has sentenced Anthony Niles, 37, of Bowie, to 10 years in prison followed by eight years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin.

According to his plea agreement, from February to June 8, 2015, Niles supplied others with large quantities of heroin for re-distribution. Niles used a music studio known as Crooked House Entertainment, located at 7922 and 7924 Cryden Way in District Heights, as a “stash” house to store and distribute drugs.

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On June 8, 2015, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Nile’s residence. Before officers entered the house, Niles attempted to flush several ounces of heroin down the toilet, prosecutors say. Officers recovered about 107 grams of heroin from the toilet and found a trail of heroin on the floor leading from Niles’ bedroom to the bathroom.

Authorities also seized about $6,156, and items used for the packing and distribution of drugs, such as digital scales and a heavy-duty industrial press.

Niles admitted that during the conspiracy he distributed between 700 and 1,000 grams of heroin.

Vincent Collins, 37, of Oxon Hill; Sierra Lynch, 38, of Beltsville; and Abdul Hakim Sauda, 30, of Laurel, all pleaded guilty to their participation in the drug conspiracy. Sauda was sentenced last week to one year and one day in prison. Collins and Lynch await sentencing.