The Kent County Narcotics Task Force accumulated the following drug enforcement statistics for the 2011 calender year, January 1 through December 31, 2011:
The Task Force handled 43 drug investigations within Kent County, and also assisted various law enforcement agencies in and outside the State of Maryland, to include a 2 month FBI gang investigation that stretched from California to New York. These Task Force drug investigations resulted in the execution of 10 search and seizure warrants and the subsequent arrests of 21 individuals. As a result of these investigations the Task Force seized a multitude of controlled dangerous substances, to include: 859.3 grams of marijuana, 12.2 grams of powder cocaine, 46.5 grams of crack cocaine, illegal prescription narcotics and numerous pieces of related drug paraphernalia.
The Task Force seized over $8,000.00 in United States currency and 3 motor vehicles. The currency seized and property sold will be used by the Task Force and its member agencies to purchase equipment and to provide training to enforce the drug laws of the State of Maryland.
In 2011 the Task Force purchased $7,000 in tactical equipment for the Chestertown Police Department and provided $1,000 in scholarship funding to two Kent County High School seniors. These scholarships are issued yearly to outstanding high school seniors who display an interest in law enforcement or a community service oriented profession.
The Kent County Narcotics Task Force is anticipating another outstanding year in 2012.
The Task Force is the lead drug enforcement agency in Kent County and it’s members include: the Maryland State Police, the Chestertown Police Department, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police and the Kent County State’s Attorney’s Office.