Baltimore Drug Bust Nets Nearly $600,000 In Cash

Baltimore Police say a man was arrested Tuesday in a northwest Baltimore drug bust that resulted in the recovery of nearly $600,000.

Police say officers saw illegal drug activity in the 3500 block of Ingleside Avenue and arrested Kevin Lomax of the 3200 block of Engleside Street for narcotics distribution.

Search warrants executed on homes in the 3200 block of Ingleside Avenue and the 5300 block of Cuthbert Avenue resulted in the seizure of $587,241 in cash, a .40 caliber handgun, body armor, a half ounce of crack cocaine, more than 100 pills of oxycodone, a digital scale and more than seven pounds of marijuana.

Lomax, 39, remains at Central Booking, held on $200,000 bail. He's been charged with several counts of possession with intent to distribute and other charges related to the handgun and drugs.