Crime & Safety
Man Arrested On Handgun Charges As Police Investigated Drug Activity
A Takoma Park man who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for traffic violations was arrested on multiple handgun charges, police said.
TAKOMA PARK, MD — Police investigating a complaint of illegal drug activity in a Takoma Park neighborhood arrested a man on multiple handgun charges Friday.
Drimitri Lemaire, 32, of Takoma Park, was charged with weapons charges following a traffic stop on July 19, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police.
Officers were investigating a community complaint of illegal drug activity in the area of Cornet Court when they saw a Hyundai Kona make multiple traffic violations and conducted a traffic stop, a news release said.
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During the stop, officers saw a handgun with an extended magazine in the front passengers’ crossbody bag, in plain view, police said. Officers determined the handgun was a privately manufactured firearm.
The passenger, Lemaire, was arrested without incident.
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He was taken to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he is being held without bond.
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