Undercover Investigations Lead To Largest Heroin Seizure For Wor. Co. In Recent History

Lt. Edward C. Schreier
Worcester County Sheriff's Office

The Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team is comprised of investigators from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, Ocean City Police Department, and the Pocomoke Police Department. Over the last several months, members of the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team along with the Ocean City Police Department Narcotics Unit have been conducting several joint heroin investigations in the Northern part of Worcester County, Maryland. During the course of these investigations, an individual identified as Leck Lyons, Age 38, of Ocean Pines, Berlin, Maryland was identified as a source of heroin. As a result of this investigation a search and seizure warrant was authored for Lyons along with his vehicle and residence.

On October 19, 2012, Lyons was observed at the intersection of Worcester Highway and Bishopville Road, Bishopville, Maryland at which time Lyons along with a female passenger, identified as Jayna Lynn Griffith, Age 27, of Ocean Pines, Maryland, was stopped and taken into custody. Pursuant to this search and seizure warrant, a search of the vehicle Lyons was operating resulted in the seizure of 1,678 individually wrapped bags of heroin along with $2,020.00 in United States Currency. These individually wrapped bags of heroin have an approximate street value of $41,950.00. This seizure is the largest heroin seizure in recent history for Worcester County.

A search and seizure warrant was executed at Lyons’s residence in Ocean Pines, Berlin, Maryland. As a result of this search and seizure warrant an additional 7 bags of heroin were seized.

Lyons and Griffith were transported to the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office for processing at which time they were charged with the following listed offenses.  

·         Possession of Heroin

·         Possession with intent to distribute Heroin

·         Possession with intent to distribute Heroin – Large Amount

·         Importation of Heroin

Lyons was committed to the Worcester County Jail on a $100,000.00 bond. Griffith was committed to the Worcester County Jail on a $50,000.00 bond.

This investigation was successful as a result of the combined effort of the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team, Ocean City Police Department Narcotics Unit and D.E.A. Salisbury Post of Duty. During the execution of the search and seizure warrants the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team was assisted by the Ocean City Police Department Narcotics Unit, Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division, Ocean Pines Police Department, Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office, A.T.F. and D.E.A. Salisbury Post of Duty