Major Drug Bust In PG County, DC Leads To Guilty Plea: DOJ

An Upper Marlboro man has pled guilty to trafficking in crack and cocaine after an investigation involving eight individuals in D.C. and Maryland.

Everette Reel, 46, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base and a detectable amount of cocaine, according to a Department of Justice statement.

The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and up to 40 years in prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Dec. 14.

"Reel was arrested with seven other individuals in March 2018 on charges stemming from a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and 280 grams or more of crack," the DOJ statement reads. "In May 2015, the FBI, with the assistance of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), began a long-term investigation into a drug trafficking organization that operated in the Montana Terrace neighborhood of Northeast Washington and extended into Maryland. Numerous defendants also were charged with possessing and distributing various narcotics, including crack, cocaine, PCP and fentanyl, during the period of the investigation."

FBI agents found 15 grams of cocaine, a .40-caliber pistol, 12 rounds of ammunition, a gun box, and $16,000 in cash, the statement adds.

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