18-year-old Wilmer Ventura of Silver Spring ha s been arrested and charged with handgun and drug related charges.

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Raven 3, one of MCPD’s Drone as First Responder units, arrived first on scene and located the suspicious vehicle unoccupied. Patrol officers responded and observed a handgun in plain sight on the passenger side floor. Raven 3 maintained a visual of the vehicle and plain clothes officers were called to assist . During a surveillance of the vehicle, two suspects returned and were observed engaging in a suspected drug transaction. The suspects then left in the vehicle and a traffic stop was initiated by plain clothes officers.

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Ventura was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit (CPU) where he is currently being held pending a bond hearing .

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Ventura has been charged with CDS possession with the intent to distribute, possession of a loaded handgun on person, possession of a handgun on a person possession of a loaded handgun in a vehicle , possession of a handgun in a vehicle, possession of a han d gun as a minor.

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