Garnett Gilbert Smith

Garnett Gilbert Smith — also known as Abdule Jones and Brian Slack — ran one of the most significant cocaine distribution operations prosecuted by federal authorities in Baltimore in recent years. According to the DEA, Smith was responsible for distributing more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine over the course of less than two years. At his January 2014 sentencing, Gary Tuggle, then the assistant special agent in charge of the DEA's Baltimore field office, described Smith as "one of the largest cocaine and heroin dealers to be arrested by the DEA in recent history." Before his arrest, Smith displayed an extravagant lifestyle that prosecutors detailed in court. He owned a fleet of high-end cars, stayed at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at Gucci, Cartier, and Louis Vuitton. He was convicted in federal court of one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine.