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Manheim Teen Caught With Gun, THC In 'Vaccum-Sealed Bag,' Police Say
Numerous vehicle violations led police to pull over a vehicle where they found forged documents, an illegal gun, and a "vaccum-seaed bag" of THC marijuana, authorities say.
Brandon Daevon Graves, 19, of Lancaster, was driving a car with "heavily tinted windows," an out rear-side brake light, and "expired inspection and emissions stickers," along Columbia Avenue at Jackson Drive on Fed. 17, 2023 Manheim Township police explain in the release.
"Consent to search the vehicle was denied by Graves. The vehicle was towed to the police station and a search warrant was obtained. Suspected ma…
Man Made Meth, Trafficked Guns In York: Usdoj
A central Pennsylvania methamphetamine making and illegal arms dealer has been indicted, according to a release by the United States Department of Justice.
Calvin Foust, 40, of Dover Township, York County, was charged with drug trafficking and firearms offenses on Wednesday, Sept. 14, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Foust distributed methamphetamine and manufactured and dealt firearms without a license in Cumberland and Dauphin counties between March 2021 and April 2022, the US attorney's allege.
If convicted, the maximum pena…
Raid Of Ex-Con's PA Home Turns Up Loaded Firearms, Meth: DA
A raid of a 64-year-old Pennsylvania man's home turned up several firearms, some loaded and some illegal, and methamphetamine, authorities said.
Scott Allen McCaughey, of Plumstead township, is banned from owning weapons due to a 1980 robbery conviction, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said.
Police served a search warrant at McCaughey's Durham Road home around 6 a.m. Thursday, April 28, and found a black fully automatic M4 rifle with no serial numbers showing, along with a bolt-action rifle with an obliterated serial number, authorities said.
McCaughey was also …
Wilmington Man Busted With $520K Worth Of Cocaine, Heroin, Meth, Ghost Gun In PA, Delaware: DA
A 29-year-old man was caught with $520,000 worth of drugs, thousands in cash, and a ghost gun in Pennsylvania and Delaware, authorities in Chester County said.
Artemio Garcia-Laniz, of Wilmington, DE, had three kilos of cocaine –worth an estimated $300,000 – and more than $1,100 in cash in his vehicle in Kennett Square, PA, they said.
Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said detectives with her office found the drugs during a warranted search on Thursday, March 10, after he tried to sell drugs to a confidential informant.
Later that day, D…
DA: 5 People Arrested For MontCo, Philly, Berks, Lancaster County Gun Trafficking Ring
Five Pennsylvanians were arrested for operating a straw purchase gun trafficking ring in Montgomery, Philadelphia, Berks, and Lancaster counties, authorities said Friday.
Daveese Smith, 21, of Norristown; Darell Smith, 25, of Philadelphia; Maliqa Jack, 25 of Pottstown; Donaya Williams, 22, of Philadelphia; and Tanisha Allen (AKA Tanisha Smith), 42, of Norristown are accused of illegally obtaining and reselling 14 firearms, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.
Some of the suspects were arrested and charged in February when DA Kevin Steele initially announced th…
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…
