$700K In Meth Seized From Lehigh County Traffickers: Authorities $700K In Meth Seized From Lehigh County Traffickers: Authorities
$700K In Meth Seized From Lehigh County Traffickers: Authorities Seven members of an alleged drug trafficking ring based in Lehigh County face criminal charges following a months-long investigation by state agents, officials say.  “Thanks to strong collaboration with our law enforcement partners, we have removed dangerous drug dealers — and the poisons they were peddling —from the streets of Pennsylvania,” said state Attorney General Michelle Henry in a statement.  The following are charged with corrupt organizations, conspiracy, drug possession with intent to distribute, and related counts:  Ismael Morales Jessica Morales Mario Morales …
NJ Man Sold Drugs At Bensalem Businesses For Months, Police Believe NJ Man Sold Drugs At Bensalem Businesses For Months, Police Believe
NJ Man Sold Drugs At Bensalem Businesses For Months, Police Believe A New Jersey man faces multiple felony charges in Bucks County after authorities say he sold them drugs.  Desean D. Howard, a 35-year-old Trenton resident, was arrested after Bensalem police conducted a "controlled buy" on the 3600 block of Street Road on Tuesday, March 28, the department said.  Detectives with the department's Special Investigations Unit said they received information that Howard was selling heroin and fentanyl at businesses along Street Road "over the past few months." At the time of his arrest, officers claimed the 35-year-old had 160 baggies of suspected drugs…
Fentanyl HazMat Situation: Man Dead; Woman, Baby Hospitalized In 'Difficult' Philadelphia Day Fentanyl HazMat Situation: Man Dead; Woman, Baby Hospitalized In 'Difficult' Philadelphia Day
Fentanyl HazMat Situation: Man Dead; Woman, Baby Hospitalized In 'Difficult' Philadelphia Day A man in his 30s who was found with fentanyl on and around him died while a 22-year-old woman and a baby were hospitalized on Friday morning, March 24 in Philadelphia, authorities said. The fire department was called to a home on the 4000 block of Teesdale Street around 10:35 a.m., where medics found the man unresponsive in the basement of a home, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said. A difficult day for the Mayfair community. We're grateful for the quick actions of our members, who responded to a medical call in the midst of a hazmat situation & ended up saving a life. Thanks t…
'Known Fentanyl Trafficker' Busted At Bensalem Motel, Cops Claim 'Known Fentanyl Trafficker' Busted At Bensalem Motel, Cops Claim
'Known Fentanyl Trafficker' Busted At Bensalem Motel, Cops Claim An accused drug dealer sits in a Bucks County jail cell after police say they caught him at a Bensalem motel with guns, cash, and narcotics.  Basheon Johnson, a 36-year-old Bristol resident, is charged with drug possession with intent to deliver and illegal firearm possession, said Bensalem police. He is also wanted by the Sheriff's Office for an outstanding warrant, the department noted.  Township police's Special Investigations Unit had tracked Johnson down to the Penn Lodge Motel, 4331 Lincoln Highway, and executed a raid at his room on Tuesday, March 14, authorities …
California Trio Who Trafficked $1 Million Of Fentanyl In PA Headed To Prison California Trio Who Trafficked $1 Million Of Fentanyl In PA Headed To Prison
California Trio Who Trafficked $1 Million Of Fentanyl In PA Headed To Prison Three California men who were arrested in Bucks County last summer with over $1 million in fentanyl have pleaded guilty and are headed to prison, prosecutors say.  Nineteen-year-old Ramon Caro, 37-year-old Arturo Avila, and 22-year-old Alex Zaragoza each pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, possession, and conspiracy charges before Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. on Monday, March 13, District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said.  During a joint operation between Bensalem police and Drug Enforcement Administration's Philadelphia office, the three men were seen leaving a township hotel…
CBD Gummies Found To Contain Fentanyl And Heroin, Montco DA Warns (UPDATED) CBD Gummies Found To Contain Fentanyl And Heroin, Montco DA Warns (UPDATED)
CBD Gummies Found To Contain Fentanyl And Heroin, Montco DA Warns (Updated) Authorities in Montgomery County are warning residents that certain CBD products available for sale locally contain the potentially deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl.  The announcement came suddenly on the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said that two county residents had experience overdoses after consuming the affected products. Both individuals have since recovered, he added.  The tainted products include "Strictly Delta" brand "Delta 8 THC 600mg Happy Cubes," as well as “Urb Extrax” and “Packwoods Coned" gummies.  After the two non-fatal overdoses were rep…
Dealer Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill That Killed Victim: Bucks DA Dealer Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill That Killed Victim: Bucks DA
Dealer Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill That Killed Victim: Bucks DA A 24-year-old Bensalem man has been charged with selling a 23-year-old woman a fentanyl-laced pill that killed her in November 2022, authorities said. Shakur Ali Brisbon was arraigned Thursday, Feb. 23, and remanded to the Bucks County lockup on charges of drug delivery resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, and related counts, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  According to prosecutors, Bristol Township police were dispatched to a home on the 6900 block of Bristol-Emelie Road for a medical emergency at 4 a.m. last year on Nov. 24.  There, Olivia Sea…
48K+ Doses Of Fentanyl Seized From NY, Philly Men At Pittsburgh Bus Terminal: AG 48K+ Doses Of Fentanyl Seized From NY, Philly Men At Pittsburgh Bus Terminal: AG
48K+ Doses Of Fentanyl Seized From NY, Philly Men At Pittsburgh Bus Terminal: AG More than 48,100 doses or 962 bricks of fentanyl valued at over $288,600 was seized in two drug raids made at the Pittsburgh bus terminal on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, according to a release the following afternoon by Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry. In the first seizure, a total of 495 bricks of fentanyl were taken from Abimelec Libran-Calcano who was traveling via bus from Philadelphia. A second seizure of 467 bricks of fentanyl was from Rafael Soto who was traveling via bus from New York City. The Bureau of Narcotics Investigation Region V and Drug Control agents, the Off…
Meth, Fentanyl Seized In Early Morning Easton Raid: Police Meth, Fentanyl Seized In Early Morning Easton Raid: Police
Meth, Fentanyl Seized In Early Morning Easton Raid: Police A team of state, local, and federal law enforcement agents descended on an Easton home early Friday, seizing drugs and firearms, according to authorities.  City police, joined by Palmer Township police, state troopers, the Northampton County Drug Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Administration executed a search warrant at a property on the 100 block of North 8th Street at about 8 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, officials said in a release.  First entry was made by a state police tactical team, authorities said. Once the area was secured, officers began the search.  In all, poli…
Levittown Man Charged With Woman's Fatal Overdose, DA Says Levittown Man Charged With Woman's Fatal Overdose, DA Says
Levittown Man Charged With Woman's Fatal Overdose, DA Says A Levittown man is charged with a woman's fatal overdose in 2021, and prosecutors say he took more drugs before calling for help on her behalf.  Steven Yard, 31, is charged with drug delivery resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and related offenses for the death of 39-year-old Mary Coyle, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  Officials say that on Nov. 16, 2021, Falls Township police were called to a Yardley Avenue home at 11:15 p.m. They arrived to find Coyle dead and Yard "actively overdosing" on the floor next to…
Arizona Man Caught With $1.6M Of Fentanyl In Montco: DA Arizona Man Caught With $1.6M Of Fentanyl In Montco: DA
Arizona Man Caught With $1.6M Of Fentanyl In Montco: DA More than $1.6 million worth of fentanyl on its way to be distributed across greater Philadelphia was intercepted by police at a Montgomery County motel on Wednesday, according to authorities.  Jorge Valdez-Rosas, a 22-year-old from San Luis, Arizona, was caught red-handed with a duffle bag containing five kilograms — or 5,000 grams — of the synthetic opioid, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele.  Police began investigating Valdez-Rosas after learning that a drug trafficking organization with ties in the US and Mexico was in the middle of moving large…
Bethlehem Parents Charged In Toddler's OD Death: Reports Bethlehem Parents Charged In Toddler's OD Death: Reports
Bethlehem Parents Charged In Toddler's OD Death: Reports Two parents whose toddler son died of a fentanyl overdose in Bethlehem last summer now face criminal charges, reports LehighValleyLive.com.  Nicole Stauffer, 45, of Bethlehem, and Christian Brewster, 25, of New York, are charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony child endangerment, according to filings in Northampton County court.  Stauffer, Brewster, and their 2-year-old son were lounging in their shared bedroom on July 5, 2022, when Stauffer and the child fell asleep, LVL wrote. The mother woke up but eventually realized her son was unresponsive and that his lips had turn…