Almost 14,000 fentanyl pills recovered, 9 people arrested in Prince George’s County

Paola Belloso
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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGCPD) arrested and charged nine people in connection to the recovery of almost 14,000 fentanyl pills and multiple firearms from an apartment in Riverdale.

Following an extensive investigation, detectives obtained a search warrant for a residence in the 5400 block of Hamilton St. During the execution of that warrant on Jan. 18, investigators recovered 13,825 fentanyl pills, cocaine and three firearms.

Detectives arrested nine suspects who were in the apartment at the time.

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Police identified the suspects as:

  • 31-year-old Sean Floyd of Bladensburg.

  • 31-year-old Steven Abdul Johnson of Greenbelt.

  • 30-year-old Francisco Orellana of Riverdale.

  • 22-year-old Antonio Sanchez-Ramirez of Riverdale.

  • 28-year-old Javier Reyes-Guzman of Hyattsville.

  • 33-year-old Fernando Guzman of Glen Burnie.

  • 22-year-old Marbin Hernandez-Alavarez of Riverdale.

  • 20-year-old Erick Rivera-Arguera of no fixed address.

  • 22-year-old Walter Flores-Mejia of Riverdale.

“I applaud the incredible investigative work by the Gang Unit and the execution of this search warrant by the Emergency Services Team. This was a dangerous scene for our officers and they took nine suspects into custody without incident…Fentanyl is killing far too many Americans and we are determined to arrest those who would bring fentanyl into our community,” said Deputy Chief Zachary O’Lare with the Bureau of Investigation.

Each of the suspects faces multiple charges including drug trafficking offenses, firearms offenses and numerous drug-related offenses.

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