Over the past several months, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division has utilized various investigative tactics to include undercover drug buys while identifying numerous drug dealers throughout St. Mary’s County. Through these investigations, the Vice/Narcotics Division has obtained numerous criminal charges and have also obtained search and seizure warrants for various residences and vehicles of identified drug dealers. The purpose of this operation is to dismantle drug networks by locating and arresting wanted individuals and executing search and seizure warrants upon the bodies, vehicles, and residences of drug distributors. Assisting with this operation were members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division, with the assistance of the Emergency Services Team, K9, Patrol Division, Narcotics Support Team Members, officers from the DEA HIDTA Task Force (DEA Group 48) and the Annapolis Office of the FBI.
A search and seizure warrant was executed on the home of Suspect Ryan Michael Page (Age 30 of Lexington Park) located in the 46000 block of Columbus Drive. Suspect Page was the target of undercover purchases of heroin and was subsequently indicted.
He was taken into custody and is currently being held on “No Bond” status. Also arrested at that home was Rachel Renea Meade (Age 29) who was found to be in possession of marijuana and was issued a civil citation.