GREENBELT, Md. (7News) — A Maryland man and an illegal immigrant from El Salvador have been indicted on federal cocaine trafficking charges following an undercover drug investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced Tuesday.
Jamar Rashard Whitaker, 42, of Waldorf, and Pedro Antonio Guardado Rivera, 33, of El Salvador, made their initial court appearances after a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment.
According to prosecutors, the pair conspired to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine between July and October 2025.
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Investigators allege Whitaker and Guardado Rivera sold approximately 594 grams of cocaine to an undercover officer on July 22, 2025.
Both men are charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, as well as distribution and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
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If convicted, they face a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and up to life behind bars.
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