For years, Curtis Malone has been the head of DC Assault, a powerhouse D.C. area basketball program. The success of Malone’s players has given Malone a national profile, including status as a go-between between players and the colleges that want them and sponsorship for the program from Adidas.

Malone, it seemed, had come a long way since 1991, when he was convicted for distributing crack cocaine. But according to documents filed in federal court today, what Malone once called his “last life” isn’t so far behind him.

Malone was arrested Friday in D.C.  as part of a year-long DEA investigation. Agents who searched his home found what’s believed to be kilo of cocaine, 100 grams of suspected heroin, a handgun, and unnamed items associated with heroin sales, according to court documents. Malone and another alleged dealer have been charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin.

DEA agents working through an informant were able to make several heroin purchases from a dealer who worked with Malone, according to prosecutors. That enabled them to put a wiretap on Malone’s phone.

After pulling over an alleged customer of Malone’s who had visited Malone’s Upper Marlboro home, officers discovered a kilo of suspected cocaine in the car. 

DC Assault didn’t respond to a request for comment.

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