Warren drug bust under investigation, 3 suspects charged
WARREN, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Three suspects were arrested following a narcotics drug bust, the Warren Police Department said Friday.
The seizure included over a kilogram of cocaine, two kilograms of heroin, over a half kilogram of fentanyl, synthetic narcotics, one firearm, and a lot of money, police said.
Marco Houston, 44, Jada Pickett 22, and Melody Jewell, 48, all from Warren lived at the residence where the bust happened.
The Special Investigation Division (SID) started investigating the suspects in 2023 and found out narcotics were being distributed to residents in the Tro-County area, the department said.
The estimated street value of the narcotics is half a million dollars.
The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office charged the suspects on Feb. 9.
Houston was charged with:
- Delivery/manufacture cocaine of 1,000 grams or more
- Delivery/manufacture heroin/fentanyl of 1,000 grams or more
- Possession of ammunition by felon
- Possession of a firearm by felon
- Maintaining a drug house
- Felony firearm
- 4th degree child abuse
- Habitual offender fourth offender notice
Houston's bond was placed at $1,100,000, police said.
Jewell was charged with:
- Delivery/manufacture cocaine 1,000 grams or more
- Delivery/manufacture heroin/fentanyl of1,000 grams or more
- Possession of methamphetamine/ecstasy
- Maintaining a drug house
- Two counts of felony firearm
- 4th degree child abuse
Jewell's bond was placed at $500,000, police said.
Pickett was charged with:
- Delivery/manufacture schedule three narcotic
Pickett's bond was at $35,000, police said.
Houston has a lengthy criminal history while Jewell and Pickett have no prior convictions, according to police.