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Kevin E. Davis, an officer with the Hanover Township Police Department, was the owner of a stash house in Wilkes-Barre where agents seized 10 pounds of meth worth over $600,000, 2.7 pounds of fentanyl, 10 pounds of marijuana, and $15,063 in cash, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a June 17 release.
The investigation began in December 2021 into the accused ringleaders of the organization, Gerinardo Rivera and Ramon Severino Fernandez, Shapiro said. Rivera and Fernandez were coordinating drug resupplies from a source in Mexico, and stashing them in Davis' apartment, prosecutors said.
Davis, 26, was aware of the operation and is related to Rivera by marriage, according to investigators.
“Today we took down a drug trafficking organization with direct ties to the flow of illegal drugs across our southern border,” AG Shapiro said.
“Disrupting this pipeline and enforcing the law at the border are vital to protecting our communities. I want to thank our law enforcement partners for their hard work in this investigation and for their help in getting violent drug dealers off our streets.”
Davis, Rivera, Fernandez, Carlos Vasquez, Andrew Pope, Kevin Davis, and William Breha have been charged with possession with intent to distribute, corrupt organizations, conspiracy, and criminal use of a communications facility.
Mark Finley, Scott Knox, and Erin McNew have been charged with criminal use of a communications facility and criminal solicitation.
Davis was being held at the Luzerne County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail, records show. His preliminary hearing is set for June 29.
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