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Drug Raid Yields Guns, Fentanyl, and Cash

Utica Police Conduct Successful Drug and Weapon Raid

**UTICA, NY** – A search warrant was executed on February 11 at 1129 Miller St as part of an investigation into narcotics and weapons possession. The operation was a joint effort by the Utica Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, GIVE Unit, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

On Tuesday, officers from the UPD SIU and Patrol, Oneida County Narcotics Unit, and METRO SWAT detained Douglas Smallwood, 24, the target of the search warrant, at the residence on Miller St. The search led to the discovery and seizure of significant evidence.

Authorities seized four handguns, one modified with a “switch” to make it fully automatic, three extended handgun magazines, and 448 grams of fentanyl. Additionally, assorted ammunition, narcotics packing materials, and $9,275 in US currency were confiscated.

Smallwood faces charges including criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first and third degrees, criminal possession of a firearm, and multiple counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees.

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High School Student Found with Guns on Campus

High School Student Found with Guns on Campus

**Oxon Hill, MD** – The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating an incident at Potomac High School involving a student bringing firearms to the campus. The student, identified as 19-year-old Jamel Curtis from Oxon Hill, is a junior at the school.

On Thursday morning at around 10:45 am, security personnel from Prince George’s County Schools discovered two loaded handguns in Curtis’ possession. The guns were detected by a metal detector as he entered the school premises, concealed within his clothing.

The student was immediately taken into custody by authorities. He is facing multiple charges, including carrying a handgun on his person and possessing a dangerous weapon on school property.

The police department is continuing its investigation into this matter. Further details about the case and any related safety measures have not yet been disclosed.

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