Bowie Heroin Trafficker Convicted in $108M Conspiracy

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BOWIE, MD — The fifth man in a drug-trafficking ring that sold nearly a million dollars worth of heroin and cocaine in Prince George’s County was convicted Monday by a federal jury.

Andracos Marshall, 41, of Bowie, whom prosecutors said is also known as Draco, was found guilty on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and for money laundering conspiracy.

According to evidence presented at his trial, from at least January 2011 through January 2015, Marshall conspired with others to distribute cocaine and heroin in the region, and helped foul up a police chase on Interstate 495.

Testimony showed that from January 2011 until August 2012, Ishmael Ford-Bey, assisted by Marshall, received multiple kilogram shipments of cocaine from a source in California. Thirteen boxes, each containing about 10 kilograms of cocaine, were delivered to Ford-Bey in Temple Hills on Aug. 17, 2012, as police watched.

As law enforcement officers pursued Ford-Bey, Marshall drove his vehicle in an effort to stop the arrest. Ford-Bey and Marshall eventually abandoned their vehicles after a high-speed chase on I-495 and ran away. Marshall remained a fugitive until he was arrested in January 2015.

According to information presented at trial, Marshall and his co-conspirators rented storage facilities and apartments where the men kept the proceeds from their drug trafficking. A 2013 raid on one apartment in Washington, D.C., turned up a safe which contained $823,640 in cash, several expensive watches, and jewelry.

Marshall faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum of life in prison for the conspiracy, and for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances; and a maximum of 20 years in prison for money laundering conspiracy. His sentencing is set for June 6.

Five defendants, including Marshall, were convicted federally for their participation in the conspiracy. Co-conspirators Anthony Torrell Tatum, 37, of Arlington, VA; Ishmael Ford-Bey, 40, of Mitchellville; Terrin Tamal Anderson, 29, of Waldorf; and David Allen Jones, 40, of District Heights; previously pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 33 years to 45 months in prison.

A federal judge also ordered Tatum and Ford-Bey to pay a $108 million money judgment, and a forfeiture order for personal property, including luxury vehicles, jewelry and cash.