Crime & Safety
Man Charged After Stash Of Drugs Found In Anne Arundel County Home
Anne Arundel County police launched an investigation in June after receiving reports about drug activity in the Pasadena home.
PASADENA, MD — A man was arrested and charged Monday after authorities seized multiple drugs from a home in Pasadena.
According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, detectives launched an investigation in June after receiving information regarding possible drug distribution at a residence located in the 8200 block of Meadow Wick Court in Pasadena.
On July 14, authorities executed a search warrant at the home.
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During the search, police said investigators found about 12 grams of suspected cocaine, 40 grams of crack cocaine, 49 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, six oxycodone pills, eight amphetamine pills and 20 suspected alprazolam pills.
Authorities also found a digital scale and other drug manufacturing and packaging paraphernalia, according to police.
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Kenneth Francis Topita, 63, of Pasadena, was arrested and charged.
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