A Maryland man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison on charges related to drug trafficking and firearms possession.
According to a statement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, US District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced 30-year-old Alcedo Hodge Jr. to seven years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release.
The sentence was “possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.”
The allegations stemmed from a multi-state Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) drug investigation.
The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes, together with representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Baltimore County Police, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), and the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
According to court filings, the DEA began investigating a drug trafficking organization in Richmond, Virginia, in 2024. Investigators discovered that Hodge was one of the operation’s primary resupply sources.
In December 2024, law enforcement agents overheard wiretapped talks about the narcotics operation’s cocaine resupply efforts in the Baltimore Metropolitan area, according to the statement.
Investigators tracked Hodge and an acquaintance and discovered he had participated in several suspected drug deals.
During a traffic check on Hodge in Baltimore County in January 2025, investigators examined the vehicle and found three kilograms of cocaine, a fully loaded Glock semi-automatic handgun with a 22-round capacity extended magazine, and roughly $78,000 in cash, police claimed.
After searching Hodge’s Parkville home, authorities discovered an additional three kilograms of cocaine, another loaded weapon that had been stolen, and two digital money counters. According to investigators, Hodge “acknowledged that he intended to use the recovered firearms and U.S. currency to facilitate his drug offense.”
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