Traffic stop leads to drug and weapons bust in brooklyn
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Traffic Stop Leads to Drug and Weapons Bust in Brooklyn

May 6, 2024

BROOKLYN, MD – During a routine traffic stop on Saturday around 12:30 PM, a gray Toyota was pulled over by an officer in the 5000 block of Ritchie Highway. The stop resulted in the discovery of a loaded .38 caliber handgun and 232 capsules suspected to contain heroin/fentanyl.

The driver, identified as 61-year-old Terri Lynn Sanders of Brooklyn, Maryland, was arrested and faces charges related to the possession of the firearm and controlled substances.

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