Drug Investigation Results In 11 Indictments, $722K Seized

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — A 16-month investigation carried out by the Baltimore OCDETF Strike Force into drug dealing in Baltimore has led to 11 people, believed to be wholesale drug suppliers, being charged in a federal indictment for conspiracy, drug distribution and firearms charges.

Law enforcement executed 55 search warrants in areas including Cockeysville, Towson, Milford Mill, Reisterstown and Catonsville, as well as around Baltimore City. They seized approximately $722,334 in cash and more than 8.8 pounds of fentanyl, as well as 10 pounds of cocaine and 2.2 pounds of a heroin/fentanyl mixture, along with six firearms, three magazines, ammunition, a silencer, more than 62 cell phones, drug packaging material, digital scales, cutting agents and money counters.

The indictment was returned under seal July 29 and was unsealed upon the arrests of the defendants. Charged in the indictment are:

• Rigby Dukes, a/k/a “Panama,” age 54, of Baltimore
• Kevin Fuller, age 55, of Baltimore
• Jimmye Howard, age 32, of Baltimore
• Thomas Jones, a/k/a “Pooda,” age 52, of Baltimore
• Eugene Link, age 40, of Baltimore
• Khyle Paige, age 30, of Baltimore
• Fred Primus, age 47, of Washington, D.C.
• Keith Smith, a/k/a “Fat Keith,” age 39, of Gwynn Oak, Maryland
• Phillip Washington, age 53, of Windsor Mill, Maryland
• Ronald White, a/k/a “Ron,” age 53, of Towson, Maryland
• Eric Wilson, a/k/a “E” and “Remy,” age 50, of Owings Mills, Maryland

“The Baltimore OCDETF Strike Force will continue to target large-scale drug distributors and areas where violence is fueled by armed drug dealers. We are committed to working with our law enforcement partners to prosecute the suppliers and street level drug dealers to get them off of our streets, and to reducing violent crime in our neighborhoods. This indictment focuses on those importing bulk quantities of dangerous drugs into Baltimore and is an important step in our efforts to make our communities safer," Acting United States Attorney Jonathan F. Lenzner said.