Another of the men behind a massive multi–state drug operation based out of Detroit has been captured by U.S. Marshals thanks to a WXYZ viewer tip.
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Devonte Maddox was captured on Detroit's west side Thursday night, base on a viewer tip.
Maddox's arrest comes month's after Robert Lee Brown was also arrested on Detroit's west side after being featured on our Detroit's Most Wanted segment.
The leaders in a giant drug operation were busted and dozens were arrested, but the Marshals were looking for the final three men, including Brown, to wrap up the case.
It was called Operation Top Gun, a nine year DEA investigation that lead to 34 indictments for a massive drug operation.
“This organization was sending not only pills but heroin, crack cocaine, all this from Detroit to West Virginia,” Deputy U.S. Marshal Aaron Garcia said.
Busted after years of investigation, the organized crime ring was sending drugs from Detroit to West Virginia.
On June 8, there was a major sting of the 34 suspects named in the indictment. Eight were identified here in Detroit, five were arrested leaving three on the lamb.
Now, one remains, and he's moved right to the top of the U.S. Marshals Most Wanted list.
Sean Phillips is 25 years old. He’s 6’0” tall, 170 pounds with recognizable tattoos.
“He has a heart ‘I love you ma’ on his wrist and he also has rip Constance, cost of love 8-27-09 with a heart on his left arm,” Garcia said.
There’s a reward for information leading to the arrest of Phillips.
You can call the U.S. Marshals anytime at (313) 234-5656 and remain anonymous.
