A North Laurel man who contacted police after his apartment was broken into has been found guilty on armed drug trafficking charges — charges that resulted from his phone call to the police.

Maka Koroma, 34, of the 9100 block of Stebbing Way, was found guilty Sept. 8 of two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, one count of possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, two counts of drug possession and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to T. Wayne Kirwan, spokesman for the Howard County State's Attorney's Office.

Koroma called police in early January after finding his front door broken. Officers went inside to find a ransacked apartment. As they investigated they smelled marijuana and saw in the bathtub "a large plastic tote containing marijuana residue and plastic bags," Kirwan said.

Koroma gave permission for officers to search the apartment further; they soon found a scale with marijuana residue. They arrested Koroma, obtained a search warrant and subsequently found a loaded semi-automatic handgun, a box of ammunition, a bag of pills later determined to be ecstasy or methamphetamine, and plastic bags with marijuana residue, Kirwan said.

Officers also found ecstasy and marijuana residue in Koroma's car, he said.

A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 26. Koroma is facing a potential maximum prison sentence of more than 15 years, Kirwan said. He is also facing drug charges for a separate case in Prince George's County, according to online court records.