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20 Pounds Of Meth, 17 Pounds Of Marijuana, Cash Seized In Suburban Philly Drug Bust: DA
Approximately 20 pounds of meth was seized including 17 pounds of marijuana, nearly 200 suboxone strips, $4,000 in cash, and other items during a drug bust in the Philadelphia suburbs, authorities said.
Joseph Morgan III, 34, was arrested after investigators seized approximately $100,000 worth of drugs inside the Aubrey Circle home in Royersford he shared with his wife and two kids, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said Tuesday, June 28.
Authorities began investigating Morgan's alleged cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana trafficking in November 2021, they said.
Morga…
Police Officer Among 9 Charged In PA Meth Ring
A police officer was among nine people charged in the takedown of a Pennsylvania meth ring, authorities said.
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 …
Philly Ride-Share Driver Busted In Bergen County, 4,650 Heroin Folds Seized
A rideshare driver from Philadelphia was nabbed with 4,650 heroin folds during a Bergen County traffic stop, authorities said.
Marvin Taveras-Taveras, 30, was arrested in Ridgefield Park by Narcotic Task Force detectives who suspected he was transporting bulk amounts of drugs through the area, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Taveras-Taveras had 93 bricks of heroin in the vehicle, Musella said.
The Dominican national was charged with having heroin for sale and sent to the Bergen County Jail following his arrest last Thursday, June 16, the prosecutor said Monday.
A judge ordered…
Pair Of Ex-Cons Arrested In PA Gun, Drug Ring Takedown
Law enforcement agents arrested two ex-cons and seized a large amount of evidence in the takedown of a gun and drug ring they say supplied methamphetamine and firearms, including untraceable ghost guns and fully automatic weapons, in the Lower Bucks County and Northern Philadelphia areas.
Detectives with the Bucks County District Attorney's Office executed three search warrants on Tuesday, June 7, and Wednesday, June 8, leading to a big development in their year-long investigation of the Pentz Drug and Gun Distribution Organization.
Nicholas M. Pentz, 29, of Bristol Township, and …
Meth, Cocaine Philly Drug Ring Halted In Central PA: DA
Two Philadelphia drug dealers have been arrested while operating a drug ring from Lancaster to Philadelphia, according to the county's district attorney's office.
Jayson Burton, 33 of Locust Street, Philadelphia, and Paul William Clifton, 31 of Pine Street, Philadelphia, were in 2018 Gray Infinity during a traffic stop in the 100 block of East Chestnut Street in Lancaster just before 4 p.m. on Monday, May 16, according to the release by the DA's office.
East Hempfield Township police and a K9 searched the vehicle— finding a hidden compartment behind the front passenger seat— where police di…
