{"id":30419,"date":"2025-11-25T14:42:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/?p=30419"},"modified":"2025-11-25T14:46:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:46:53","slug":"maryland-state-police-arrest-cecil-county-man-in-connection-with-drug-trafficking-operation-after-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/2025\/11\/25\/maryland-state-police-arrest-cecil-county-man-in-connection-with-drug-trafficking-operation-after-traffic-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland State Police Arrest Cecil County Man In Connection With Drug Trafficking Operation After Traffic Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(PERRYVILLE, MD) \u2013 The Maryland State Police Strategic Operations Group-North arrested a Cecil County man in connection with a drug trafficking operation after a traffic stop.<\/p>\n

The accused is identified as Dwight L. Alexander, 48, of Perryville, Maryland. Alexander was arrested yesterday at 8:30am on an arrest warrant issued by the Cecil County District Court Commissioner\u2019s Office. He is charged with possession of a firearm, drug trafficking crimes and other related charges. Alexander is currently being held without bail at the Cecil County Detention Center.<\/p>\n

This past summer, the Maryland State Police Strategic Operations Group (MSP SOG) were investigating the sales and distribution of controlled dangerous substances in Cecil County. Information gleaned through the investigation indicated Alexander as a source of supply. Troopers developed probable cause to author search and seizure warrants for Alexander\u2019s residence in Perryville and his two vehicles.<\/p>\n

Shortly before 1:50pm on October 8, 2025, Maryland State Police conducted a traffic stop on Alexander who was operating his black Acura MDX at a convenience store in the 300 block of W. Pulaski Highway in Elkton. Based on the authorized search warrant and troopers observing suspected cocaine in plain view in his vehicle\u2019s center console cup holder, Alexander was detained.  He and his vehicle were subsequently transported to the North East Barrack for further investigation. At the same time, Maryland State Troopers, with the assistance of the Cecil County Drug Task Force, executed a search and seizure warrant at Alexander\u2019s residence in the 300 block of Broad Street in Perryville.<\/p>\n

     The following was recovered from Alexander\u2019s home:<\/p>\n

     -1,044.5 grams of suspected bulk cocaine<\/p>\n

     -Functioning digital scale<\/p>\n

     -Drug packaging material<\/p>\n

     -One tan and black Polymer 80 9mm loaded pistol with a magazine containing 17 rounds of ammunition and a round in the chamber<\/p>\n

     The following was recovered from Alexander\u2019s black Acura MDX:<\/p>\n

     -126.4 grams of cocaine which was in the cup holder of the vehicle<\/p>\n

     -Black and clear colored bulk CDS packaging material<\/p>\n

The total amount of suspected cocaine recovered was 1,170.9 grams.  Due to the bulk quantity of cocaine, Troopers could still see the logo stamped on the compressed cocaine as it appeared to be the \u201cLexus\u201d vehicle brand logo. This investigation remains active and ongoing.<\/p>\n

This investigation and operation were supported in part by the Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network (MCIN). The Governor\u2019s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy (GOCPP) supplies grant funding and strategic assistance to MCIN member sites. These resources enable the identification, disruption, and collaboration and data sharing, contributing to a safer Maryland for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CONTACT:\u00a0 Office of Media Communications, msp.media@maryland.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(PERRYVILLE, MD) \u2013 The Maryland State Police Strategic Operations Group-North arrested a Cecil County man in connection with a drug trafficking operation after a traffic stop. The accused is identified as Dwight L. Alexander, 48, of Perryville, Maryland. Alexander was arrested yesterday at 8:30am on an arrest warrant issued by the Cecil County District Court  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"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":[11,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-barracksf-north-east","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30419","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\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30419"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30428,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30419\/revisions\/30428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}