Police look for alleged supplier in bakery drug ring

Published 12:00 am Monday, September 18, 2006

Law enforcement officials are looking for the last person believed to be involved in the drug dealing operation at the Europe Bakery.

Devon Martez Mitchell of Bowling Green was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and cocaine, possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and three counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

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Mitchell was the supplier of cocaine and crack cocaine for the group operating out of the bakery, according to Tommy Loving, director of the Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force. The investigation, known as Operation Doughboy, resulted in the arrests of five men initially.

Mitchell is accused of conspiring with Amil Telalovic, Sam Chou and others to distribute the drugs, according to the federal indictment.

Mitchell was at the bakery on Old Morgantown Road when an undercover task force agent purchased crack cocaine from Telalovic, Loving said. During the investigation, undercover agents and confidential informants made several purchases at the bakery.

&#8220The U.S. Attorney (Office in Louisville) wanted to wait to indict Mitchell until they were able to get Telalovic and Chou’s story,” Loving said.

They told prosecutors that Mitchell was the supplier, he said.

&#8220He was the last person we needed to tie the case up,” he said.

Telalovic and Chou have already pleaded guilty to their roles. Telalovic received a sentence of seven years and three months. Chou will spend five years and 10 months in a federal penitentiary.

Mladen Bjelogravic, 25, and Muhamed Durakovic, age and address unavailable, face charges of dealing cocaine and crack and are scheduled for trial Nov. 10.

If convicted, Mitchell is facing a minimum sentence of five years in prison and supervised release for at least four years, according to court documents.

Another person involved in the case was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Bowling Green.

Paul Reynolds, 21, who earlier pleaded guilty to selling crack worth nearly $15,000 on two separate occasions, received seven years in prison and four years of supervised release.

U.S. District Judge Joseph McKinley made a recommendation for Reynolds to be sentenced to take part in a drug treatment program ran by the U.S. Department of Corrections.