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Four Pounds Of Meth, Fentanyl, Stolen Gun Seized In Berks County Busts: PD

An investigation by local and state law enforcement led to one arrest and the seizure of several pounds of drugs, cash, and stolen gun, authorities in Berks County said.

N 6th Avenue

N 6th Avenue

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Viccasey Garcia, 35, of West Reading was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 8 after the Reading Police Department, Berks County District Attorney Drug Task Force and Pennsylvania State Police found the items during a search of two homes linked to him, they said.

The warrants were served at a house on N 6th Avenue in West Reading and the other on the 1800 block of Scindo Court in Muhlenberg Township, authorities said.

The following items were seized from both spots:

  • Smith & Wesson Shield, .45 Caliber (stolen from Lancaster County)
  • Approximately four pounds of Methamphetamine
  • Twenty grams of Cocaine
  • One hundred sixty grams of Fentanyl
  • Three pounds of Marijuana
  • Cash

Garcia was subsequently charged with firearm and drug related offenses.

He was remanded to Berks County Prison in lieu of $200,000 bail, records show. His preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 19.

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