Armed man in ballistic vest busted with rifle and drugs inside Baltimore smoke shop

Smoke shop raid reveals armed man running drug operation

BALTIMORE, MD — A man wearing a ballistic vest marked “Armed Security” was arrested after police uncovered drugs and a loaded rifle during a raid on a Baltimore smoke shop, authorities said.

Detectives executed a search warrant around 1:11 p.m. on March 17 at a business in the 2100 block...