By Beacon Staff
Burlington Police and other law enforcement agencies seized four guns, $13,000 in cash, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia Tuesday, Nov. 2 during searches at seven locations in Burlington.
The locations included the 400 block of Franklin Street, 100 block of South Marshall Street, 1300 block of Jefferson Street, 1500 block of Ashmun Street, 1300 block of Washington Street, the 1400 block of Hillary Avenue and the 1200 block of Aetna Street.
Eight Burlington men are facing federal charges as part of a multi-year, joint federal and state investigation into a large drug trafficking organization. Five of them were arrested, including Clyde Macks Stewart, Jr., Rudolph Sinclair Allen, Brian Keith Davis, Jr., Gregory Jermain Johnson, and Marcus Allen Johnson.
The names of the three men who weren’t arrested have not been released.
All eight men have been charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in U.S. District Court, Davenport, according to a media release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa. They face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, without parole.
The charges stem from an investigation conducted by the Southeast Iowa Narcotics Task Force, Burlington Police Department, Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office, Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement.
The Des Moines County Tactical Response Unit, Des Moines County Attorney’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Lee County Narcotics Task Force, Muscatine County Tactical Team, Muscatine County Narcotics Task Force, Washington County Tactical Team, Iowa State Patrol Tactical Teams, West Burlington Police Department, and the Johnson County Municipal Drug Task Force also assisted in the investigation.
“I want to thank all of the participating agencies for their hard work and dedication that has resulted in the service and execution of the multitude of search and arrest warrants, which will significantly impact crime within the city of Burlington and Southeast Iowa,” Burlington Police Chief Marc Denney said in a press release.