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Odenton Drug Bust: Wanted Columbia Man Had 238 Bags Of Suspected Marijuana, Police Say

A Columbia man was arrested after an Odenton drug bust, police said. Officers caught the suspect with 238 bags of suspected marijuana.

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The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it arrested 22-year-old Ceasar Alfred Charles Burke of Columbia last Thursday after a drug bust outside an Odenton Motel 6.
The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it arrested 22-year-old Ceasar Alfred Charles Burke of Columbia last Thursday after a drug bust outside an Odenton Motel 6. (Courtesy of the Anne Arundel County Police Department)

ODENTON, MD — Police announced that they arrested a Columbia man last Thursday after an Odenton drug bust. Officers identified the arrestee as Ceasar Alfred Charles Burke, 22.

Authorities said they spotted the known wanted man around 11 a.m. in the parking lot of a Motel 6, located at 1630 Annapolis Road. Officers approached him as he got into his gray Honda Accord.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it took the suspect into custody and found him with:

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  • 238 prepackaged bags of suspected marijuana (about three pounds including packaging)
  • Around 3 grams of suspected heroin
  • An unloaded and unidentified handgun with the make, model and serial number obliterated

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