Ryan E. Dales, 36, was convicted on multiple charges, including being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, after a four-day trial in Baltimore, authorities said on Dec. 9.
According to evidence presented at trial, Dales operated a drug trafficking operation out of his residence on E. Fort Ave. in Locust Point, which was described as a luxury apartment building by federal prosecutors.
When federal agents executed a search warrant at the apartment on Jan. 20, 2023, they seized:
- A stolen Smith & Wesson handgun;
- An untraceable Polymer80 “ghost gun;”
- Hundreds of grams of fentanyl packaged for street distribution;
- Various drug-processing equipment, including scales, sifters, and 10,000 empty capsules;
- Six cell phones.
Investigators also recovered ammunition, including hollow-point rounds, and discovered messages on Telegram showing Dales negotiating with international suppliers, including mass fentanyl producers in China…