ELKTON â A man caught with 141 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $200,000 during an Interstate 95 traffic stop near North East in January 2020 is facing up to 25 years in prison, after accepting a plea deal, according to Cecil County Circuit Court records.
The defendant, Jiating Weng, 25, of College Park, pleaded guilty to importing marijuana into the state during a courtroom hearing of Tuesday, court records show. Retired Cecil County Circuit Court Judge V. Micheal Whelan accepted Wengâs guilty plea.
Sentencing is set for Aug. 19.
Wengâs co-defendant â Renzhi Wang, 23, of Germantown â received a one-year jail term on May 10 after he, too, pleaded guilty to importing marijuana into the state, as part of a plea agreement.
ELKTON - A man remained jailed on Thursday after investigators confiscated more than a half-pound of suspect methamphetamine and slightly less than a half-pound of cocaine, in addition to other evidence, while raiding his residence near Elkton, according to Cecil County District Court records.
Investigators also seized three guns - including two tactical rifles - and multiple rounds of ammunition during the court-approved search, which was conducted at approximately 9:15 a.m. Tuesday in the unit block of Caribou Court by Maryland State Police Cpl. Michael Cornbrooks and members of the Drug Enforcement Administration Wilmington Resident Office Group 41, court records show.