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18 charged in heroin distribution operation between Baltimore and Martinsburg, W.Va.

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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A federal prosecutor in West Virginia says 18 people have been indicted in a drug distribution network involved in moving large amounts of heroin from Baltimore to the Martinsburg area.
 
U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II announced Tuesday that 31-year-old Steven Robinson of Baltimore is accused of orchestrating a drug trafficking operation, while 25-year-old Terrard Ansor of Baltimore and 28-year-old Brittany Brooks of Randallstown, Pennsylvania, are accused of assisting Robinson. Fifteen others are accused of helping redistribute heroin.
 
A news release from Ihlenfeld's office said four defendants haven't been located yet. Thirteen of those charged are from West Virginia.
 

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