3 arrested on drug charges in I-68 traffic stop
FLINTSTONE — Three people were arrested on drug distribution and handgun charges when a vehicle traveling at an estimated speed near 100 mph was stopped Tuesday on westbound Interstate 68, according to the Allegany County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies assisted by Maryland Natural Resources Police took Tyrelle D. Brown, 36, of Baltimore, into custody along with 26-year-old Shayanne A. Thomas, of Columbia, and Gacua Crowner Jr., 23, Severna Park, on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges relating to drug distribution and weapons violations.
Upon making the stop during traffic enforcement in the area of Rocky Gap State Park, deputies reportedly observed indicators in the vehicle of possible drug trafficking.
A search of the vehicle allegedly led to discovery of a large amount of illicit drugs, a loaded handgun that had its serial number removed and a large sum of U.S. currency, police said.
Following the arrests, Brown, Thomas and Crowner were jailed without bond at the order of a district court commissioner.
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