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'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 …
$50K In Drugs Seized From Bensalem Dealers, Authorities Say
A five-month investigation into a Bucks County drug trafficking scheme culminated Tuesday, March 7 with two arrests and the seizure of more than $50,000 in narcotics, Bensalem police claim.
Keenan Goodman, 31, of Philadelphia, and Naim Ward, 32, of Bensalem, were arrested while emptying out a unit at the Franklin Commons apartments on Cardinal Drive, the department said.
Investigators believe the pair were "involved in a large-scale drug operation" based in Bucks with ties to Philadelphia. Detectives said they seized over two pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, crack cocaine, and Xanax, a…
Phillipsburg Man, 44, Arrested For Selling Heroin, Crack-Cocaine: Prosecutor
A 44-year-old Phillipsburg man was arrested for selling heroin, crack-cocaine, and other drugs, authorities announced Thursday.
Paul Smith III was charged with two counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin, second-degree possession with intent to distribute cocaine, two counts of distributing heroin, and obstruction, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said.
Smith’s arrest was the result of a five-week investigation by the WCPO narcotics task force, which carried out a search warrant at his home on the 400 block of South Main Street, Pfeiffer said.
The search allegedly t…
Drug Trafficker Sought In Lehigh Valley Found With Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Illegal Gun: Police
A known drug trafficker wanted in the Lehigh Valley area was found with fentanyl, crack cocaine, and an illegal gun, authorities said.
Esau Thomas was stopped in the 200 block of Broadway in Bethlehem during a concentrated enforcement effort on Thursday, Nov. 3, local police said.
Thomas was found with marijuana, leading to the execution of a search warrant at his home on the 500 block of Atlantic Street, where police allegedly found an additional half-pound, as well as fentanyl pills, crack cocaine, and a firearm that wasn’t his.
Thomas was charged accordingly, police said.
4 People Arrested On Drug Trafficking Charges In Reading
Four people were arrested Wednesday for drug trafficking in Reading, authorities said.
The four-month-long investigation began in early March when confidential sources told Reading police that Julio Arocho, 53, and his associates were dealing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in the 400 block of Minor Street, Chief County Detective Michael Gombar said.
Carlos Davila, 40, Emily Grace Bernheiser, 41, and Maria Quinones, 38, frequently sold the drugs to undercover officers on Minor Street, authorities said.
Detectives served a search warrant for Arocho's Minor S…
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…
