Tavon Dwayne Banks Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Narcotics Charges

CAMBRIDGE, Md. (WJZ) — Officials announced that 37-year-old Tavon Dwayne Banks of Cambridge has been sentenced to 10 years successful situation followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute narcotics and possession with the intent to administer cocaine and cocaine base.

According to his blameworthy plea, the Talbot County Narcotics Task Force and Homeland Security identified Banks arsenic a multi-ounce cocaine supplier during an probe that began successful Sept. 2019. Authorities intercepted hundreds of communications and were capable to place him arsenic a distributor of narcotics throughout Talbot and Dorchester Counties.

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Investigators believed that Banks and his co-conspirator combined funds to purchase 5 ounces of cocaine to refresh their supply.

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On July 16, 2020, investigators saw Banks and a co-conspirator conscionable with an chartless narcotics supplier at a predetermined location to obtain cocaine. Officials besides saw Banks visiting a stash location successful Easton and behaviour cause transactions.

Investigators executed a hunt warrant astatine Banks’ residence connected July 17, 2020 and recovered $31,000 recovered nether a sofa cushion, 196 grams of cocaine, 18.2 grams of ace cocaine, a integer standard and a compartment phone.

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A forensic introspection of the compartment telephone showed messages and photos relating to Banks’ organisation of cocaine, including a photograph of Banks cooking crack cocaine.

CBS Baltimore Staff