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Homeland Security Investigation Leads To $294K Cocaine Bust In PA Homeland Security Investigation Leads To $294K Cocaine Bust In PA
Homeland Security Investigation Leads To $294K Cocaine Bust In PA A joint investigation with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led to the arrest of a Columbia man and the seizure of more than $294,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana, the Lancaster County Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Roderick Gonzalez-Perez, of the 800 block of Blunston Street, was arrested on Oct. 4 after authorities intercepted a package containing over five kilograms of cocaine en route to his home from Puerto Rico. The package, addressed to “Senior Perez,” was flagged during transit, prompting a collaborative investigation by the Drug Task Force and HSI. Af…

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250+ Grams of Meth, 14 Grams Of Coke, 67 Clonazepam Pills, Guns Found In Lancaster County Home 250+ Grams of Meth, 14 Grams Of Coke, 67 Clonazepam Pills, Guns Found In Lancaster County Home
250+ Grams of Meth, 14 Grams Of Coke, 67 Clonazepam Pills, Guns Found In Lancaster County Home A massive drug bust was made after a man was recorded selling an undercover officer methamphetamine, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Tuesday, April 23. Chene Karma Skowronek, 44 of the 2100 block of Kramer Mill Road in Stevens, East Cocalico Township has been under investigation by the Lancaster County Drug Task Force since he first sold methamphetamine to an undercover member in Dec. 2023, as detailed in DA's release.   Since that then, Skowronek "made multiple undercover/confidential informant purchases using pre-recorded money from the defendan…

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Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In Pennsylvania Helps Convict Last Member Of Puerto Rican Drug Ring Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In Pennsylvania Helps Convict Last Member Of Puerto Rican Drug Ring
Pounds Of Cocaine Seized In Pennsylvania Helps Convict Last Member Of Puerto Rican Drug Ring The seventh and final member of a drug smuggling ring that ran from Puerto Rico to Pennsylvania — has been convicted, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on Nov. 16.  Moniqua Ramirez, 44, has been found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, according to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam. She was convicted at the end of a three-day jury trial before U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Ramirez, along with six other Puerto Ricans conspired to smuggle kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico into Central Pennsylvania using the US Post…

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Fentanyl Drug Bust: Pipeline From Philadelphia To Lancaster Closed, DA Says Fentanyl Drug Bust: Pipeline From Philadelphia To Lancaster Closed, DA Says
Fentanyl Drug Bust: Pipeline From Philadelphia To Lancaster Closed, DA Says Charges filed in a drug bust that has halted the "Philadelphia to Lancaster fentanyl pipeline," District Attorney Heather Adams announced on Wednesday, Nov. 8.  Louis Angel Cruz, 42 of the 600 block of S. Ann Street, Lancaster; Michael Beck, 41 of the first block of Crystal Drive, Manheim; and Heather Wagner, 30 of the first block of Crystal Drive, Manheim; were all charged on Oct. 31 in connection with an organized drug operation running from Philadelphia to Lancaster, the District Attorney's office detailed in a release. The Drug Task Force and Lancaster City Bureau of Police be…

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7K+ THC-Laced Fake Branded Products Seized In Central PA: DA 7K+ THC-Laced Fake Branded Products Seized In Central PA: DA
7K+ Thc-laced Fake Branded Products Seized In Central PA: DA Brand-name products were used to disguise illegal drugs found in Lancaster, according to a release by the District Attorney's Office on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Kellogg’s, Ruffles, and Nerds were among the over 7,200 products seized by the Lancaster County Drug Task Force during a two-day operation– with a total estimated value of approximately $290,000, as detailed in the DA's release. The task force went to 43 stores throughout the county and conducted searches with the store owners' consent to find the Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC products. Products seized included vapes, cartridges, oi…

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200+ Grams Of Cocaine In Arizona Sweet Tea Cans Seized Following Undercover Op.: Lancaster DA 200+ Grams Of Cocaine In Arizona Sweet Tea Cans Seized Following Undercover Op.: Lancaster DA
200+ Grams Of Cocaine In Arizona Sweet Tea Cans Seized Following Undercover Op.: Lancaster DA An undercover operation led authorities to over 200 grams of cocaine— in cans of Arizona sweet teas— among other items like marijuana, and a loaded gun, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, April 13, 2023. The Lancaster County Drug Task Force, with the assistance of Manheim Township Police Department, arrested 21-year-old Luis Javier Rivera following the warranted search of a home in the 1900 block of Crooked Oak Drive on Thursday, April 6, 2023.  The task force began investigating Rivera in February after an informant gave a tip. Between then and the …

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Xanax, Meth Found On Dealer Selling Crack To Undercover Investigators, Lancaster DA Says Xanax, Meth Found On Dealer Selling Crack To Undercover Investigators, Lancaster DA Says
Xanax, Meth Found On Dealer Selling Crack To Undercover Investigators, Lancaster DA Says It's pretty clear a man with a car full of scales and measuring cups is not hiding his secret passion for baking when he has nearly 20 years of drug arrests, undercover investigators buy crack cocaine from him, and they later find crack dust on the scales. The Lancaster County Drug Task Force arrested 37-year-old Eric Lee Wilson of Manheim, following multiple under cover drug purchases as part of their investigation in to drug sales in the city launched in March 2023.  Wilson's vehicle was found with 45 grams of crack cocaine, five grams of methamphetamine, 12 Xanax pills, 25 grams of …

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UNDERCOVER BUST: Fentanyl, Crack Flushed By GF As BF Flees Striking Police, LanCo. DA Says UNDERCOVER BUST: Fentanyl, Crack Flushed By GF As BF Flees Striking Police, LanCo. DA Says
Undercover Bust: Fentanyl, Crack Flushed By GF As BF Flees Striking Police, LanCo. DA Says A couple involved in drug dealing has led to a massive cocaine and fentanyl seizure in central Pennsylvania — but the boyfriend remains at-large, authorities say.  Undercover investigators since June 2 bought a total of 12.6 grams of crack cocaine from Christopher Alvelo, 30, who was accompanied by his girlfriend, Destiny Medina, 28, each time, the Lancaster County district attorney's office said. Lancaster County Drug Task Force detectives, along with the assistance of the Lancaster City Bureau of police, attempted to arrest Alvelo while conducting a warranted search and sei…

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$32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities $32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities
$32K Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From PA Man Who Admitted Dealing: Authorities A man named "Angel" admitted on tape to dealing fentanyl and methamphetamine days after he was charged with child endangerment— but only after massive amounts of the drugs and supplies drug were discovered in a central Pennsylvania homes, authorities say. Authorities from nearly a dozen agencies  executed three search warrants on Apr. 5, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Sadi Angel Corretger, 31, of the 200 block of South 5th Street, Columbia Borough man has been arrested following the 6 a.m. search of a Lancaster home in the 100 block of Melros…

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PA Drug Dealer Caught With $20K Of Fentanyl, MDMA, Cocaine, Meth, Marijuana: DA PA Drug Dealer Caught With $20K Of Fentanyl, MDMA, Cocaine, Meth, Marijuana: DA
PA Drug Dealer Caught With $20K Of Fentanyl, MDMA, Cocaine, Meth, Marijuana: DA A 39-year-old Pennsylvania drug dealer had over $20,000 worth of fentanyl, MDMA, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana seized from his home, according to the Lancaster County district attorney's office. During an investigation by the Lancaster County Drug Task Force, Anthony Dwayne Kashner, sold meth and marijuana to undercover officers multiple times, the release explains. The task force endup conducting two warrant searches of his home in the 2100 block of Main Street in Lititz— turning up thousands of dollars worth of drugs each time, officials say. On Feb. 17, 2021, the force confisc…

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INSIDE JOB: Ex-Head Of Drug Task Force Stole $200K+ PA AG Says INSIDE JOB: Ex-Head Of Drug Task Force Stole $200K+ PA AG Says
Inside JOB: Ex-Head Of Drug Task Force Stole $200K+ PA AG Says The former head of a central Pennsylvania county drug task force stole more than $200,000 from the agency over five years, alleges the Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Former Lancaster County Det. Sgt. John Burkhart stole money seized during drug investigations using two separate schemes, according to Attorney General Shapiro's release on Tuesday, Mar. 13. The first scheme involved $150,000 in seized cash from the drug task force safe, where seized money was stored before it was formally forfeited and placed in a bank account, the release explains. The second scheme involved ski…

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Snack Can Full of Fentanyl, Meth. Leads To Arrest Of Lancaster Co. Couple Snack Can Full of Fentanyl, Meth. Leads To Arrest Of Lancaster Co. Couple
Snack Can Full of Fentanyl, Meth. Leads To Arrest Of Lancaster Co. Couple A Columbia couple has been charged with felony drug-dealing after the Lancaster County Drug Task Force found bulk fentanyl powder and packaged methamphetamine inside a snack can at his home. **UPDATE: Shackelford was convicted of multiple drug-related offenses which he is currently appealing** Jeffrey Warren Shackelford, 47, of Goldfinch Drive in West Hempfield Township, Columbia, was arrested after a raid by the task force and members of the West Hempfield Township Police Department. The search was conducted last week on a warrant following a drug investigation. The search yielded 87 gra…

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