Drug Trafficker Sought In Lehigh Valley Found With Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Illegal Gun: Police

A known drug trafficker wanted in the Lehigh Valley area was found with fentanyl, crack cocaine, and an illegal gun, authorities said.

Bethlehem police arrested a Montgomery County man in connection with a shooting on Oct. 7.
Photo Credit: *Bethlehem Police Department via Facebook*

Valerie Musson

11/04/2022 2:53 p.m.

Esau Thomas was stopped in the 200 block of Broadway in Bethlehem during a concentrated enforcement effort on Thursday, Nov. 3, local police said.

Thomas was found with marijuana, leading to the execution of a search warrant at his home on the 500 block of Atlantic Street, where police allegedly found an additional half-pound, as well as fentanyl pills, crack cocaine, and a firearm that wasn’t his.

Thomas was charged accordingly, police said.

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