(CENTREVILLE, MD) \u2013 A combined law enforcement investigation has led to the arrests of six people alleged to be part of a significant drug trafficking organization on the upper Eastern Shore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The investigation, initiated by the Queen Anne\u2019s County Drug Task Force, looked into information concerning the operation of a drug trafficking organization believed to be distributing large amounts of opioid pills and cocaine in the county.\u00a0 The task force requested and received assistance from the Maryland State Police Heroin Investigative Unit during the summer and fall of 2020.\u00a0 Multiple law enforcement agencies ultimately provided assistance with the investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The ensuing investigation confirmed that an organization believed to be headed by Terrance D. Brooks Jr., was involved in the daily distribution of both powder and crack cocaine and illegal opioid prescription pills in Kent and Queen Anne\u2019s counties.\u00a0 Evidence was developed that enabled investigators to obtain 12 search warrants for four residences, five vehicles and two individuals.\u00a0 The homes searched were located in Millington and Chestertown. (Two of the search warrants were served at the same address.)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Police recovered suspected powder cocaine, oxycodone, adderall and alprazolam pills, and suboxone strips.\u00a0 An assault pistol, a shotgun and two handguns were also recovered.\u00a0 Police took custody of four vehicles and more than $17,000 in cash believed to be connected to the drug operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust another example of joint law enforcement teamwork and our commitment to keep our community safe and free of these illegal drugs,\u201d Queen Anne\u2019s County Sheriff Gary Hofmann said. \u00a0\u201cAs I have often said, if you are dealing drugs it\u2019s only a matter of time before we hunt you down and arrest those responsible for killing our community. If you have a substance abuse issue we will help you but we will not tolerate drug sales in and around our community!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the State’s Attorney’s Office, we would like to convey our great appreciation of law enforcement’s efforts in this investigation,\u201d Queen Anne\u2019s County State\u2019s Attorney Lance Richardson said. \u00a0\u201cThe Queen Anne’s County Drug Task Force has worked tirelessly and steadily in their fight against drug dealers. Our community is overwrought by those who are willing to make a buck by exploiting those who suffer drug addiction. But we will not stop in our fight against them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe relentless commitment of dedicated state troopers, deputies, police officers and prosecutors working together has once again resulted in the successful dismantling of a criminal enterprise negatively impacting the lives and safety of Eastern Shore citizens,\u201d Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Woodrow W. Jones III said.\u00a0 \u201cI commend the initiative, courage and perseverance of each member of the task force and the others who assisted with this investigation.\u00a0 I am committed to continuing this type of teamwork as we work together to make Maryland safer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The following people were arrested during the investigation:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Terrance D. Brooks Jr<\/strong>, 41, of Millington, Md., arrested November 17, 2020<\/p>\n Charged with:<\/p>\n Disposition: Held without bond.<\/p>\n Terrance D. Brooks Sr.<\/strong>, 64, of Millington, Md., arrested December 2, 2020<\/p>\n Charged with:<\/p>\n Disposition: Brooks Sr., was charged on a criminal summons and released on his signature.<\/p>\n Aaron A. Garnett<\/strong>, 49, of Chestertown, Md., arrested December 14, 2020<\/p>\n Charged with:<\/p>\n Disposition: Released on personal recognizance.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n Carrie H. Harris<\/strong>, 40, of Chestertown, Md., arrested December 18, 2020<\/p>\n Charged with:<\/p>\n Disposition: Released on personal recognizance.<\/p>\n Michael Bragg<\/strong>, 54, of Elkton, Md., arrested December 22, 2020<\/p>\n Charged with:<\/p>\n Disposition: Held without bond.\u00a0<\/p>\n Joanne Bragg<\/strong>, 75, of Elkton, Md., arrested December 22, 2020\u00a0<\/p>\n Charged with the following:<\/p>\n Disposition: Released on $2,500 bail.<\/p>\n The Queen Anne\u2019s County Drug Task Force is comprised of members of the Maryland State Police, the Queen Anne\u2019s County Sheriff\u2019s Office, and the Queen Anne\u2019s County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office.\u00a0 It is also supported by the Centreville Police Department and the Maryland Natural Resources Police.<\/p>\n The search warrants were served by members of the Queen Anne\u2019s County Drug Task Force, assisted by the Maryland State Police Heroin Investigative Unit, Homeland Security Investigations, the Kent County Narcotics Task Force, the Talbot County Narcotics Task Force, the Caroline County Drug Task Force, the Maryland State Police Gun Enforcement Unit North, investigators from the State Police CED Upper Shore, troopers from the Centreville Barrack, deputies from the Queen Anne\u2019s County Sheriff\u2019s Office, officers from the Maryland Natural Resources Police, as well as members of their tactical unit, officers assigned to the Queen Anne\u2019s County Animal Control and the Queen Anne\u2019s County Sheriff\u2019s Tactical Team and CID investigators.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n The task force received valuable assistance during this investigation from the Maryland State Police Heroin Investigative Unit, the Queen Anne\u2019s County Sheriff\u2019s Tactical Team and CID units, the Delaware State Police, Homeland Security Investigations, the Kent County Narcotics Task Force, the Talbot County Narcotics Task Force, the Caroline County Drug Task Force, the Maryland State Police Gun Enforcement Unit North, investigators from State Police CED Upper Shore, troopers from the Centreville Barrack, deputies from the Queen Anne\u2019s County Sheriff\u2019s Office, officers from the Maryland Natural Resources Police and members of the Maryland Natural Resources Police tactical unit.<\/p>\n The investigation is continuing.\u00a0 Additional arrests are pending.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (CENTREVILLE, MD) \u2013 A combined law enforcement investigation has led to the arrests of six people alleged to be part of a significant drug trafficking organization on the upper Eastern Shore.\u00a0 The investigation, initiated by the Queen Anne\u2019s County Drug Task Force, looked into information concerning the operation of a drug trafficking organization believed to Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21051"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21052,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21051\/revisions\/21052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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