June 14, 2013 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 15 Undercover Sting Nets 12 Arrests Arrested were, starting top left to right in rows, from top to bottom, Kassahun Kassa, 20; Maurice Gay, 26; Gervon Norris, 19; Keith Ruffin Jr., 18; Patrick Clemons, 19; Christoper Benedetto, 22; Andres Collier, 28; Isadora Thomas, 20; Arius Marcelin, 22; Beau Fitzgerald, 20; Desmond Acha, 18; and Justin Parsons, 18. Submitted Photos By SHAWN J. SOPER NEWS EDITOR OCEAN CITY – With the influx of hundreds of thousands of visitors, undercover drug enforcement operations in and around the resort area have been stepped up with a dozen arrests in the last several days alone. The Ocean City Police Criminal Investigation Division and Narcotics Unit, along with the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Enforcement Team, has conducted multiple undercover drug enforcement operations at various locations in Ocean City. Thus far, the plainclothes drug investigations have resulted in 12 arrests and the seizure of various drugs, paraphernalia and cash. During the operation, undercover detectives have seized roughly $1,600 in cash and multiple narcotics. Among those arrested during the recent operation was Kassahun Assefa Kassa, 20, of Alexandria, Va., who was charged with conspiracy to distribute marijuana; Maurice George Gay, 26, of Washington, D.C., who has been charged with possession, distribution and conspiracy to distribute marijuana; and Gervon William Norris, 19, of Capitol Heights, who has been charged with possession and distribution of marijuana. Also arrested and charged with possession and distribution of marijuana were Keith Aaron Ruffin Jr., 18, of Harrisburg, Pa.; Patrick Marquis Clemons, 19, of Baltimore; Christopher Joseph Benedetto, 22, of Ocean City; Andres Salvador Collier, 28, of Amityville, N.Y.; Isadora Marie Thomas, 20, of Ocean City; Arius Kajuan Marcelin, 22, of Salisbury; Beau Brandon Fitzgerald, 20, of Severn; Desmond Njemsen Acha, 18, of Westminster; and Justin Andrew Parsons, 18, of Narvon, Pa. The department is reminding citizens that undercover officers will continue to conduct undercover buy-sell operations on the Boardwalk and throughout the resort for the rest of the summer. OCEAN CITY Since MARYLAND 1973 SNOW CRAB LEGS & CLAWS, CARVED PRIME RIB, RAW OYSTERS AND CLAMS, BBQ RIBS AND CHICKEN, FRESH FISH, STEAMED SHRIMP, FRIED SHRIMP, FOUR HOMEMADE SOUPS, FRESH SUMMER SALADS AND VEGETABLES, HOMEMADE DESSERTS AND SOFT ICE CREAM STATION AND LOTS MORE! PLENTY OF ASSORTED MEAT ITEMS FOR NON-SEAFOOD LOVERS 150 Feet Of Delicious Food The Ultimate All-You-Care-To-Eat SEAFOOD & PRIME RIB BUFFET Full a la Carte Menu • Special Selection Of Foods For Your Children, When The Kids Are Happy, So Are The Parents! Over 500 Dining Seats Items Subject To Change FRIDAY, JUNE 14 OPEN FRIDAY AT 4 P.M. SATURDAY THRU THURSDAY AT 3 P.M. $5 OFF ADULT BUFFET 4 P.M.-5 P.M. SATURDAY, JUNE 15 71st Street & Coastal Highway Ocean City, Md. • 410-524-7171 www.thebonfirerestaurant.com NEWLY EXPANDED WAITING AREA WITH COMFORTABLE SEATS FOR ALL WE TRY OUR BEST TO SEAT PEOPLE PROMPTLY. $5 OFF ADULT BUFFET 3 P.M.-4 P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 16 $5 OFF DAD’S BUFFET MONDAY-THURSDAY, JUNE 17-20 $5 OFF ADULT BUFFET 3 P.M.-4 P.M.