Three suspects were arrested.
Items confiscated during a search and seizure operation on Monday, Nov. 11th, 2023
(Photo from Frederick Police Department)
Frederick, Md (KM) Three suspects were arrested, and drugs, weapons and cash were confiscated during an operation on Monday in Frederick and Hagerstown.
Frederick Police say it’s officers and personnel from the Brunswick Police Department, Maryland State Police, Homeland Security Investigations, Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office served search and seizure warrants at two locations: a home in the 1000 block of Monroe Avenue in Frederick, and a vehicle in Hagerstown.
Authorities say they found:
*Canik TP9SFX 9mm handgun
*Taurus PT945 .45 caliber handgun
*201 grams of cocaine
*258 grams of fentanyl (in capsules, counterfeit M30 tablets, and powder form)
*1,894 grams of methamphetamine
*311 grams of marijuana
*$50,150 in United States Currency
Frederick Police say the amount of drugs confiscated points to a serious threat to the public health and safety They say the amount of fentanyl uncovered could have led to hundreds of potentially lethal doses.
Arrested during these operations were Jayden Isaiah Stephone Gill, 20, and Christian Sayyid Gill, 26, both of Hagerstown. They are charged with multiple drug and firearms offenses. They were arrested in Frederick. Also arrested was Jamil Nicholas Gardner, 31, of Baltimore city. . He is charged with drug possession offenses. Gardner was also served with a detainer through Washington County, and is being held on a separate warrant from Carroll County.
All three are incarcerated at the Washington County Detention Center.
The operations were conducted by law enforcement agencies which are part of the Frederick High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area group with assistance from the Hagerstown Police Department, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the State Police and the Washington County State’s Attorney’s Office.
The investigation continues and police say other arrests or charges may follow.
By Kevin McManus