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PA Attorney General Arrests 5 People In Connection With Meth Ring In Berks, Chester, MontCo
Agents with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General have arrested five people and shut down a methamphetamine trafficking organization operating in Berks, Chester, and Montgomery counties, authorities on Tuesday announced.
Randy Cronrath, Clayton Hoppe, Steven Lightcap, James Michelin, and Derek Wagner are accused of operating the meth ring and were found with 60 firearms, including two stolen handguns, 300 grams of crystal methamphetamine, $27,435 in cash, three vehicles, and other paraphernalia, the AG's office said.
“Drug trafficking is a dangerous and often violent enterprise t…
Attorney General: Pair Of 3D Printers Used To Make 'Ghost Guns' Seized From PA Felon’s Home
Two 3D printers allegedly used to make homemade "ghost guns" and other firearm components were confiscated from the home of a Northampton County felon, authorities said Tuesday.
Kenneth Wilson, 38, was found with the pair of printers, as well as three ghost gun frames, three firearms, a small amount of methamphetamine, $1,140 in cash, and drug packaging equipment during a search conducted by the Bureau of Narcotics Investigations and Pennsylvania State Police Special Emergency Response Team on June 24, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.
The printers were allegedly used to print homemade fi…
Authorities Seize 11 Guns, $150K From Drug Ring Across Philly, MontCo, DelCo
State and local law enforcement seized 11 guns, and $150,000 in proceeds from a drug trafficking organization that expanded across Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, authorities said.
In October 2020, agents from the Pennsylvania State Police, Delaware County Drug Task Force, and Folcroft Police Department began investigating "ringleader" Luis Llamas for illegally distributing methamphetamine, according to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.
Agents later discovered that Llamas also sold heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine.
Llamas' co-conspirators were identified as H…
Bucks DA: Woman Sold Man Fentanyl, Heroin, Meth Before Deadly Hotel Overdose
A 42-year-old woman was charged with selling a 33-year-old man a combination of drugs that ultimately caused a deadly overdose, authorities in Bucks County announced Monday.
Corrine Marie Smith, of Jenkintown, brought heroin/fentanyl and methamphetamine to the Penn Lodge Hotel in Philadelphia - Bensalem, where Matthew Graham purchased the drugs on June 11, 2020, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said.
Graham of Bensalem, was found dead the following day in the hotel. There, police found glassine packets, and chemical testing confirmed the presence of fentanyl, heroin and metha…
Bala Cynwyd Man, 56, Found With $30K Worth Of Crystal Meth, More Inside Family Home, DA Says
A 56-year-old Bala Cynwyd man was arrested Wednesday after authorities busted him with $30,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine and more at his family home in Montgomery County, authorities announced.
When joint investigators with the Montgomery County Detective Bureau, Pennsylvania State Police, Lower Merion police, and Delaware County Criminal Investigations served a search warrant at an Academy Road home Wednesday, they found John Devivo with approximately three pounds of crystal methamphetamine, worth approximately $30,000, according to the Montgomery County District Attor…
AG: Lehigh County Man Forced Another To Illegally Buy 29 Firearms To Support Meth Habit
A pair of Lehigh County men were arrested for their roles in the illegal straw purchases of 29 firearms in an effort to make up for the debt related to one of the man's drug use, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office announced.
James Gleason, 38, of Emmaus, was instructed by Reynold Lewis, 37, of Allentown, to make straw purchases of firearms to pay back debt related to Gleason’s methamphetamine use, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.
Agents executed a search warrant on Lewis' hotel room and vehicle on May 3, and recovered one handgun, ammunition, firearm parts, and accesso…
Avondale Man Arrested For Selling $22K Worth Of Meth, DA Says
An Avondale man was arrested last week for reportedly selling $22,000 worth of methamphetamine, authorities said.
Darinel Lucas-Gomez, 28, sold methamphetamine on two occasions, an eighth of an ounce on March 29 and six and a half ounces on March 30, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s office.
When authorities arrested him in his Avondale apartment on March 30, they discovered an additional 11 ounces in his possession and $3,000 in cash, the DA's office said.
Authorities valued the drugs at $22,000.
Lucas-Gomez is a Guatemalan national who, when arrested, was wea…
PA Man Who Fatally Hit Woman In Crosswalk During Broad Daylight Was High On Meth, Police Say
A Pennsylvania man was high on meth when he fatally struck a 74-year-old woman in a crosswalk during broad daylight, police said.
Kenneth Schuebel, 57, was charged Tuesday with homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and five related offenses, LehighValleyLive reports citing court records.
Schuebel, of Lower Saucon Township, struck Frances Miller in a crosswalk on the 1200 block of Main Street in Hellertown shortly before 3:40 p.m. on June 20, police said.
Miller, of Hellertown, was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill with tra…
