The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has announced that 18-year-old Wilmer Ventura of Silver Spring has been arrested and charged with handgun and drug related charges.
According to police, “On Thursday, April 10, 2025, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 3rd District received a call for a suspicious vehicle in the 500 block of Easley Street [Silver Spring].
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…