Police Clear Name of Md. Mayor After Drug Raid
Associated Press
August 8, 2008
WTOP-FM
BERWYN HEIGHTS, Md. — Prince George's County Police Chief Melvin High says a small-town mayor and his wife whose home was raided for drugs were innocent victims of drug traffickers.
In a statement issued Friday, High says he regrets the killing of the family's two dogs in the July 29 drug raid.
Authorities raided the home of Berwyn Heights Mayor Cheye Calvo and his wife Trinity Tomsic after intercepting a package shipped to Tomsic that was filled with 32 pounds of marijuana. During the raid, law enforcement officers broke down the door and shot the two dogs.
Police now believe it was part of a drug smuggling scheme that sent packages to unsuspecting recipients. The packages would then be picked up by someone else as part of the scheme. Police have made two arrests in the case.
Calvo and Tomsic requested a federal civil rights investigation of the case on Thursday. The couple says there may be a systemic abuse of search warrant powers in the county.
The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the case. | 
