Riddick v. State

CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Judge,

Specially Assigned.

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The police authorities of Baltimore City became aware that “New York City is a common source city for heroin and cocaine.” And they knew that “a very popular way for transporting the narcotics from New York City to Baltimore was by way of Amtrak.” So the tactic was adopted of assigning police officers with expertise in the field of controlled dangerous substances to the train station at 1301 North Charles Street to meet the incoming trains from New York City. One of these squads was composed of Detectives Christopher Rayburn, Dorsey McVicker,…