Crime & Safety
$80K In Drugs, Guns Confiscated From Aberdeen Man's Home
Authorities have arrested an Aberdeen man after they found a fentanyl/cocaine mix valued at more than $80K, other drugs and guns.
ABERDEEN, MD — A Harford County man has been arrested after an investigation was launched this summer into reports of illegal narcotics being distributed at an apartment complex in Aberdeen.
Detectives identified Kevin G. Scott Jr., 35, of Aberdeen as the primary suspect. Authorities obtained a search warrant for Scott's home in the 200 block of Mayberry Drive and executed it this week. Detectives recovered several guns and a "significant" amount of drugs, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
A fentanyl/cocaine mix carries an estimated street value exceeding $80,000, authorities said.
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Items seized included:
- an AR-15-style rifle
- two handguns, one of which didn't have a serial number
- approximately 270 grams of cocaine
- approximately 431 grams of fentanyl/cocaine mixture
- substantial amount of U.S. money
- additional evidence consistent with illegal narcotics distribution
- ballistic body armor.
Scott was arrested without incident and taken to the Harford County Detention Center, where he is being held without bond.
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