This just in from Baltimore police -- a tale of an ever-expanding drug bust straight from an e-mail from department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi:
On April 23rd a follow up narcotic search and seizure warrant was executed regarding the felony arrest of Maurice ElsezyM/B/2-8-76 who was arrested on April 2nd near The Lexington Market. The warrant was executed at his residence of 712 Belgian Avenue.
Suspect Elsezy who was home at the time of execution was observed discarding a sandwich bag of suspected marijuana into the dining room. Upon executing the search warrant an additional small amount of marijuana in addition to $4,443.00 U.S. currency was seized from inside a safe in Elsezy's bedroom.
During the search of the residence a phone number for a "Dough Boy" was receovered. This number and some crafty police work by detectives led us to the area of Winner Avenue near the Pimlico racetrack
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While keeping this block under surveillance a male believed to be "Doughboy" was observed riding a bicycle atop the sidewalk. The male later identified as Dominick Cunningham m/b/8-31-79 was approached at which time he attempted to flee on his bike. Unfortunately Cunningham rode across some loose gravel and fell off of his bike. In doing so, Cunningham discarded a plastic bag which was found to contain approximately 2 pounds of high grade marijuana.
Cunningham was arrested and shortly thereafter it was determined that he resided at 3218 Ingleside Avenue which was in close proximity of the arrest. Armed with this information Detectives responded and secured said residence while awaiting the preparation of a search warrant. Upon execution of the search warrant at this residence an additional 6 1/2 pounds of high grade marijuana was recovered in the attic hanging from the rafters inside a duffle bag. Continued search of the residence revaled a loaded .357 Magnum Rossi handgun concealed inside a tennis shoe in Cunninghams bedroom along with $978.00 U.S. currency seized.
Cunningham is a convicted felon thus prohibited from possessing a firearm.