Long Island poker pro Micah Raskin, seen here playing in the 2014 WPT Jacksonville Bestbet Open, faces federal charges for distributing pot in the Baltimore area. (Image: World Poker Tour\/flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAccording to reporting by the Baltimore Sun<\/em>, Raskin was charged in US District Court on Oct. 1 with distributing 100 kilograms or more of marijuana in the Baltimore area.<\/p>\nSearch Finds Massive Quantities of Pot, Hash Oils<\/strong><\/h2>\nAt the time of his February arrest, the Nassau County District Attorney\u2019s Office accused Raskin of receiving and storing drug shipments at his home in Old Westbury and a storage facility in Garden City.<\/p>\n
From there, they alleged that a courier would deliver them to customers in Baltimore, Washington D.C., Virginia, and New York. Investigators say that Raskin charged $1,400 for a pound of marijuana, making the massive amount of product he was found with worth more than $500,000.<\/p>\n
The investigation into Raskin began in November 2017, when police in multiple jurisdictions began looking into drug trafficking that originated from Old Westbury and delivered to the Baltimore area. When law enforcement executed search warrants on Feb. 6 for Raskin\u2019s home and his storage locker, they found 358 pounds of pot, along with hash oils that had an additional street value of somewhere between $170,000 and $340,000.<\/p>\n
In addition, authorities seized a loaded shotgun, a Taser, paperwork documenting prices and payments for drug deals, two vehicles, $140,000 in cash, and more than $100,000 in high-end artwork.<\/p>\n