Baltimore YGG Tay Convicted On Drug Conspiracy, Gun Charges

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials announced that Baltimore rapper YGG Tay was convicted connected national cause and firearm charges.

Davante Harrison, 26, was convicted connected Friday of conspiracy to administer and person with intent to administer fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and ace cocaine, possession with intent to administer heroin, being a felon with possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm successful furtherance of a cause trafficking crime.

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“With this conviction, our federal, authorities and section instrumentality enforcement squad present successful Maryland held accountable an equipped narcotics dealer,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Jonathan Lenzner. “There is nary question that successful wide the cause commercialized fuels overdoses and weapon violence, and arsenic we saw successful this trial, cause dealers often person deadly narcotics and firearms. We would similar to convey the FBI and the Baltimore and Anne Arundel County constabulary departments for their concern and terrific investigative enactment connected this case. At the extremity of the day, we are focused connected making the assemblage safer for Maryland residents, and this condemnation is different measurement successful that direction.”

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According to authorities and grounds astatine trial, successful October and November of 2019, Harrison was a portion of a cause conspiracy that distributed fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and ace cocaine successful Baltimore City and Baltimore County.

Officers were investigating the conspiracy and watched Harrison. He is believed to beryllium the person of the radical “Young Go-Getters.” Officials said they observed him traveling from Baltimore to locations successful Rosedale and Golden Ring Park successful Baltimore County. There, helium made speedy stops to behaviour narcotics transitions. Officials said helium would past question to a casino successful Deleware with his cause proceeds.

During the trial, officials said connected Nov. 25, 2019, FBI investigators executed a hunt warrant astatine locations associated with the conspiracy — including a hunt of Harrison. Authorities recovered $9,277 successful currency and a .40 caliber handgun loaded with an extended mag containing 17 rounds successful 1 chamber. Officials said the currency was from his cause trafficking activity.

At a stash location, officials said they recovered a 9mm pistol loaded with 16 rounds including 1 successful the chamber, a .25 caliber pistol loaded with 5 rounds, a instrumentality with 385 grams of a substance of fentanyl and heroin, respective wide integrative bags containing 40 grams of cocaine, a wide integrative container containing 50 grams of a substance of heroin and fentanyl, a wide integrative container containing 71 grams of fentanyl substance and cause paraphernalia.

Harrison was prohibited from possessing firearms oregon ammunition arsenic a effect of a erstwhile conviction.

He faces:

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• minimum condemnation of 10 years successful situation and a maximum of beingness successful national situation for the cause conspiracy.
• A maximum of 20 years for possession with intent to administer heroin.
• A maximum of 10 years for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
• A mandatory 5 years successful situation consecutive to immoderate different condemnation and a maximum of beingness for possession of a firearm successful furtherance of a cause trafficking crime.

Sentencing volition beryllium scheduled for a aboriginal date.

CBS Baltimore Staff