Chief of Emergency Medical Services suspected of tampering with narcotics boxes, St. Mary’s County deputies say

ST. MARY’S COUNTY, Md. ( DC News Now ) — The Chief of Emergency Medical Services for St. Mary’s County Government allegedly tampered with a narcotics box, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office.

On July 16, the St. Mary’s County Government Department of Emergency Services reached out to the sheriff’s office to report the suspected tampering of a security seal on a narcotics box in a medical unit.

An investigation revealed that the seal on the medic box was broken. The box contained vials of fentanyl and the security packaging on the vials had also been “compromised,” the sheriff’s office said.

As the investigation deepened, detectives started looking into all the county medic units and EMS facilities, discovering that multiple narcotics boxes had been tampered with.

Detectives identified 39-year-old Thomas Patrick Raley, the Chief of Emergency Medical Services for the county’s government as the suspect and that he acted alone.

The investigation is still ongoing.

Anyone with information was asked to call (301) 475-4200, ext. 8091 or email kevin.Meyer@stmaryscountymd.gov.

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