18 Suspects Charged in Two-County Drug Rings

Drug rings with alleged members in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties have been cracked, say federal authorities, with 18 suspects under indictment.

The defendants are charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin, and possession with intent to distribute the drugs.

The first indictment charges 14 defendants in connection with drug trafficking operations at a housing complex in the 14000 block of Bel Pre Drive in Silver Spring. The second indictment charges four defendants with drug sales at a music studio in the 7900 block of Cryden Way in District Heights.

Silver Spring Drug Operation

According to court documents, the FBI and Montgomery County Police Department identified a crack cocaine and heroin distribution operation led by defendant George Gee in the Bel Pre Drive housing complex. The suspects allegedly used the housing complex as an open-air drug market.

Prosecutors say Gee directed and supplied several local drug distributors operating in the housing complex. Drugs and drug proceeds were stored at the residences of some of the suspects.

The following defendants are charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine base (crack), five kilograms or more of cocaine, and heroin:

• Frederick J. Davis, 31, of Gaithersburg
• William T. Fergerson, a/k/a “Fats,” 42, of Silver Spring
• George Earl Gee, 37, of Beltsville
• Tiki Harmon, 42, of Burtonsville
• Amir Bey-Jones, a/k/a “Meano,” 41, of Silver Spring
• Keenan Jones, 54, of Silver Spring
• Jovan Brian Lancaster, a/k/a “Juvie,” 30, of Maryland
• Greg Milden, 40, of Cliffside, NJ
• Joseph Miles, 62, of Westerport
• Brandon Richardson, 30, of Silver Spring
• Alfonso Salazar, 38, of Maryland
• Ryan Snowden, 30, of Laurel
• Sonya Darby Thomas, a/k/a “Peaches,” 37, of Gaithersburg
• Rayvon Walls, 25, of Indian Head

Gee, Snowden, Richardson, Salazar and Miles are also charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The indictment seeks forfeiture of $400,000.

PG County Music Studio

According to court documents, Anthony Niles led a heroin and cocaine distribution operation out of a music studio in Districts Heights. The indictment charges the following defendants with conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine:

• Vincent Collins, 36, of Oxon Hill
• Sierra Lynch, 37, of Beltsville
• Anthony Niles, 36, of Bowie
• Abdul Hakim Sauda, 30, of Laurel

Niles and Sauda are also charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine.

According to court documents, Harmon and Snowden worked at a barbershop on Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville where they stored drugs and drug proceeds. The indictment seeks forfeiture of $280,000.

All 18 defendants face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison for the drug conspiracy. Gee, Snowden, Richardson, Salazar, Miles, Niles and Sauda also face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for distributing drugs.