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<h2 style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 15.0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">Cops: Bust of 19 Drug Dealers reported – druggies might want to pack extra snorts and smack for their trip to beach due to depleted numbers of dealers</span></h2>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 15.0pt; background: white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">OCEAN CITY, MD – (July 18, 2016):</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">The Ocean City Police reports that its Criminal Investigation Division’s Narcotics Unit and Special Enforcement Unit recently completed multiple drug enforcement buy-bust operations during the month of June at various locations throughout Ocean City. These undercover operations ultimately led to 52 total arrests, including 19 arrests for distribution of narcotics, 18 for conspiracy to distribute narcotics and 15 arrests for disorderly conduct and other local ordinance violations.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 15.0pt; background: white; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) would like to thank the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Enforcement Team (CET) for their assistance in the drug enforcement operations. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 15.0pt; background: white; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">The CET consists of members of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police. Narcotics Unit detectives were also assisted by the OCPD Special Enforcement Unit, Major Crimes Unit and Patrol Division.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 15.0pt; background: white; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">Citizens are reminded that undercover officers continue to conduct drug enforcement operations throughout the year to ensure the safety of our residents and visitors. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 15.0pt; background: white; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d;">Drug activity often leads to more serious criminal incidents and the OCPD Narcotics Unit is dedicated to the safety of Ocean City residents and visitors.</span></p>