Striped bass possession and a drug arrest topped the list of cases handled recently by the Maryland Natural Resources Police.
Over two nights of surveillance, officers charged nine men with possessing 87 striped bass from the waters of Dorchester County.
On Saturday, an officer watched as four men caught striped bass and hid them in storm drains on Fishing Creek Bridge. The officer recovered 14 fish.
Charged with possessing striped bass in a closed season were: Juan Manuel Bravo, 34, of Hyattsville; Emerson DeJesus Vargas Campos, 26, of Riverdale; Jairo Dario Ramierez, 22, of Upper Marlboro; and Elmer Antonio Castillo Araniva, 23, of Upper Marlboro.
The next night, officers watched as five men from Prince George’s County caught fish and placed them in the trunk of an SUV. When officers stopped the vehicle and searched it, they found 73 striped bass in a duffel bag.
Charged with possessing striped bass in a closed season were: Kevin Wilfredo Portillo Lopez, 20, Riverdale; Paris Benjamin Lizano Molina, 20, of New Carrollton; Steven Antonio Cabrera, 19, of Riverdale; Joel Antonio Portillo Ramierez, 21, of Cheverly; and Ariel Maur Sagastizado Sanchez, 21, of Hyattsville.
All nine men are scheduled to appear in Dorchester County District Court June 28. If found guilty, each man could be fined as much as $1,500.
An officer on patrol in Queen Anne’s County arrested a juvenile during a traffic stop and charged him with possession of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute.
At about 11 p.m. March 25, the officer saw a vehicle ignore the stop sign as it turned onto Route 8 from Laird Benton Road. Approaching the vehicle, the officer smelled marijuana. A search found 61 grams of the drug – well over the civil citation amount of 10 grams – in plastic bags in the passenger compartment.
The 17-year-old male from Stevensville was released to the custody of his father.
The Queen Anne’s County Drug Task Force is continuing the investigation.
13 comments:
So did Natural Resources Police call in Immigration & Customs Enforcement? Probably not.
What's with these Latino fishing trips?
Check their papers. Hold them for ICE!!!
deport them
Not many Smiths or Jones' here. HMMMMMM,......
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Nope, most of them already had their licenses revoke for illegal oyster harvesting.
"All nine men are scheduled to appear in Dorchester County District Court June 28. If found guilty, each man could be fined as much as $1,500."
Haha. You let us know how many of these amigos actually show up for court.
They're probably feeding dozens of their illegal friends with these fishing trips.
Fish tacos!
Should be held for a hearing, no bail. Add to it $1500 per fish
No rock fish in mexico
they're gonna have to lay a lot of sod for mark lynch to pay those fines
Make the fines real and then it will actually slow down the illegal fishing. Take away the vehicle used in the crime. Search their home freezer for illegal sized fish and confiscate their house as well. They won't need it if they live in a cell. (Or get deported)
And not one checked to see if they are here LEGALLY? My bet is not one shows up for trial. They have already packed and left for a sanctuary state.
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