Previously Convicted Drug Dealer Sentenced to 45 Years for Firearm Drug Trafficking in Salisbury
SALISBURY, Md. – A Salisbury man has been sentenced to nearly five decades behind bars for his role in dealing cocaine.
On Sept. 18, 50-year-old Kambreh Jones was sentenced in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County to 45 years of jailtime, of which 10 years must be served without the possibility of parole. His sentence follows a two-day jury trial in April, in which he was convicted of firearm drug trafficking, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, manufacture cocaine, illegal possession of a regulated firearm, and related offenses.
“The scourge of the criminal drug trade, and the addiction, violence and misery that follow it as night follows day, is a plague upon our community,” said State’s Attorney Jamie L. Dykes. “This investigation, prosecution, verdict and sentence send a clear message that my Office and our affiliated law enforcement agencies will not tolerate this lawlessness.”
On Dec. 21, 2023, members from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office executed a search and seizure warrant in the 700 block of Meadow Wood Drive in Salisbury. During execution of the warrant, officers located a regulated firearm, a large amount of cocaine, oxycodone pills, a large amount of cannabis, and manufacturing equipment used for the production and distribution of narcotics.
Jones was previously convicted of federal charges related to dealing heroin, and sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release in Oct. 2011.
According to Jones’ 2011 guilty plea, during a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation based in Yuma, Arizona, Jones was intercepted on a wiretap discussing and arranging for the delivery of packages containing heroin from Phoenix to fictitious names in Maryland, with Jones being the ultimate recipient. Four packages were intercepted between May and July, 2010. DEA agents attempted to make a controlled delivery of one of the packages, and saw Jones at the delivery location waiting for the package. These four packages were determined to contain more than a kilogram of heroin.
On Jul. 19, 2010, DEA received information from the Yuma wiretap that couriers would be coming in with heroin to deliver to an individual working for Jones. DEA agents followed the couriers to a motel in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, where they checked in. A short time later, DEA agents saw the individual working for Jones go to the couriers’ room and leave short time later with a black object. The individual was stopped about a block away, and agents recovered approximately 200 grams of heroin. Further investigation revealed that the individual had been picking up about three kilograms of heroin per month for about six months on Jones’ behalf.
At the sentencing hearing Judge Bennett found that Jones conspired to distribute between 10 and 30 kilograms of heroin.
This article was originally published on Sept. 24 at 6:22 p.m., and has since been updated with additional details about Jones’ prior criminal history.
