28 People Arrested as Part of Gang Investigation in DC Region

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – Authorities have arrested more than two dozen people on drug and firearms charges in what prosecutors are describing as a “coordinated takedown” stemming from a gang investigation.

The arrests took place throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia Wednesday on charges filed in federal court in Alexandria.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, which is prosecuting most of the cases, said the charges stem from an investigation of area Blood gangs.

The investigation, dubbed Operation Tin Panda, began this spring and involves numerous federal and local police agencies.

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Name,  Age

Hometown

Charge(s)

Tarvell Vandiver, 29

Woodbridge

Conspiracy to Distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base

Jerry McAllister, 42

Laurel, Maryland

Conspiracy to Distribute 100 grams or more of heroin

Rashourn Niles, 37

Woodbridge

Conspiracy to Distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine

Chennor Bah, 30

Woodbridge

Conspiracy to Distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine

Nasiru Carew, 35

Dale City

Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana

Nathaniel Bruce Cobbold, 27

Woodbridge

Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana

Jamar Cox, 30

Hyattsville, Maryland

Use and Carry of Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime

Robert Evans, 27

Woodbridge

Conspiracy to Distribute THC

Deion Wright, 25

Alexandria

Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime

Kelvin Bennett, 27

Washington, D.C.

Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime

Cydrick Delrosario, 58

Springfield

Conspiracy to Distribute 50 grams or more of Methamphetamine

Raheem Kelly, 39

Woodbridge

Conspiracy to Distribute 28 grams or more of Cocaine Base

Tayvon Patterson, 24

Elkridge, Maryland

Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime

Tavon Bailey, 27

District Heights, MD

Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Alpha Kamara, 20

Woodbridge

Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime

Tavon Ferguson, 24

Triangle

Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Samantha Winter, 22

Culpepper

False Statements During the Purchase of a Firearm

Kaitlin McCabe, 19

Woodbridge

Possession and Unlawful Transfer of a Firearm

Marcus Andrei Harris, 27

Washington, D.C.

Conspiracy to Distribute 50 grams or more of Methamphetamine, Use and Carry of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime

Teodoro Gonzales, 37

Woodbridge

Conspiracy to Distribute 5 Grams or more of Methamphetamine, Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Orean Anthony Hayden, 29

Alexandria

Use and Carry of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime

Frederick Preston Gaarsoe Turner, 36

Woodbridge

Conspiracy to Distribute 50 grams or more of Methamphetamine, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, Possession of Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute

Bryan Matthews, 19

Alexandria

Use and Carry of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime

Brandon Edler, 23

Fredericksburg

Conspiracy to Distribute 28 grams or more of Cocaine Base

Anthony Lozada, 18

Woodbridge

Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

Ezana Demisse, 25

Alexandria

Use and Carry of a Firearm During and in Relation to Drug Trafficking

Michael Lederer, 31

Woodbridge

Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person

Cory Patterson, 34

Fredericksburg

Conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, Use and Carry of a Firearm During and in Relation to Drug Trafficking

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