A 53-year-old woman from Owings Mills, Maryland, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. Querida Moran, who pleaded guilty to the charges, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow. Moran was found in possession of two kilograms of fentanyl and more than 50 kilograms of cocaine, discovered in a storage unit and her purse in August 2023. At the time of her arrest, Moran was already on federal supervised release.
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According to court records, Moran was identified in 2023 by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a supplier for various drug traffickers in the Baltimore area. Surveillance captured her engaging in multiple drug transactions. On July 26, 2023, Moran delivered a bag to a driver in a restaurant parking lot in Arundel Mills. The driver was later stopped by law enforcement, and 100 grams of fentanyl were recovered from the vehicle. A week later, on August 1, 2023, GPS tracking showed Moran driving to a storage facility after stopping at a travel plaza where tractor-trailers park. Surveillance footage captured her transporting large duffle bags and a cardboard box to her storage unit.
The following day, Moran retrieved a black suitcase from the storage unit and was seen conducting further drug transactions. Agents obtained search warrants for her storage unit, residence, and vehicle. On August 3, 2023, a search of Moran’s storage unit yielded 50 kilograms of cocaine and two kilograms of fentanyl. Additional searches of her purse recovered two kilograms of cocaine. A search of her Owings Mills residence resulted in the seizure of approximately $56,000 in cash, believed to be proceeds from her drug trafficking activities.
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This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation, which targets high-level drug traffickers and transnational criminal organizations through a collaborative approach among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The DEA led the investigation with assistance from the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Baltimore County Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Calvin C. Miner prosecuted the case.
Article by multiple RFHC contributors, based upon information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland.
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