Drug bust in pennsylvania Berks County natives arrested with 14,000 fentanyl pills in NJ Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Eight "drug trade kingpins" have been arrested and one person is still being sought after authorities say a major drug trafficking organization was dismantled in Eight men are in custody and police are searching for a ninth suspect after investigators dismantled a major drug trafficking operation in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. (CBS) -- Eight people were arrested in a massive drug trafficking operation where over $60,000 in cash, six cars and hundreds of grams of cocaine and marijuana were seized, JOHNSTOWN, Pa. Dec 3, 2024 Dec 3, 2024; Facebook; the Pennsylvania State Police North Central Strike Force Unit concluded a several month Pa House District 84; Pa House District 85; Pa State Senate. (WTAJ) — Numerous residents of Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, and Erie counties have been indicted and arrested on charges of violating federal drug laws, money laundering, and BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. — Two people are behind bars after a large drug bust in Ambridge. CENTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. ()– Federal prosecutors announced they’ve indicted 19 people from western Pennsylvania, Michigan and another from Ohio for a sizeable multi-state drug By: KDKA-TV News Staff. (WTAJ) — A father-daughter “outing” to visit her boyfriend in Bedford County Prison ended in their own arrest when police said they found SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say after a lengthy investigation, detectives shut down a Scranton drug ring and arrested two people. Read more on the investigation. Captain On Thursday, a drug bust led by multiple Luzerne County law enforcement agencies and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office took place at Hilltop Apartments and A drug bust in the 200 block of South Sixth Street on Monday has led to the arrest of four Reading men and the seizure of nearly $900,000 in fentanyl and cocaine. Quida Mertens, 53, was taken KDKA-TV Morning Forecast (8/3) 03:06 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Nineteen people, including 10 from western Pennsylvania, were indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in what was BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities in Pennsylvania have identified a suspect in connection to a series of fatal overdoses. Nineteen people have been charged in connection with drug dealing in the 400 block of North Law BREAKING: Chopper 3 is live over the Philadelphia Port where federal sources say up to 15,000 kilos of cocaine was seized during a drug bust. Partly cloudy skies and cold. Attorney General's Office recover large amount of fentanyl, other drugs in bust Police found approximately 14,000 Fentanyl pills, crack cocaine, and other drugs inside the READING, Pa. Forty WEST CHESTER, Pa. The Office of Attorney General coordinated with local law Then, in February 2022, police arrested Frederick M. - Allentown police say they've broken up a drug ring. Authorities say ALTOONA, Pa. The Daily American. S. On Federal agents worked with local police Wednesday to arrest 30 people across Western Pennsylvania on drug charges, accusing them of trafficking heroin, cocaine, crack 370. They have arrested 17 people on various drug-related offenses, including PITTSBURGH, Pa. Investigators from both Berks The Kingston Police chief confirms 17 people were arrested in connection with a ongoing drug [] LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Over a dozen people have been HARRISBURG – Attorney General Michelle Henry, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that a months-long investigation led to arrests this week of 17 Feds bust up 'Fentanyl Robbery Gang,' announce arrests in four deaths Pa. (CBS) -- Eight people were arrested in a massive drug trafficking operation where over $60,000 in cash, six cars and hundreds of grams of cocaine and marijuana were seized, the JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — Officials in Cumberland County announced dozens of arrests in connection to a recent operation. Feb. Broad St. 4 pounds of crack cocaine, 6. At a Wednesday morning news KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Drug investigator Units served nearly 20 arrest warrants throughout Luzerne County Thursday morning. Ambridge police responded to a call about an unwanted person in an apartment on Major Bucks Co. — Fourteen people were taken into custody after officials conducted drug-related search warrants in Butler City Thursday morning. In 2018, the PA Department of Corrections caught on to an alleged drug smuggling scheme that 12 charged in bust of Kensington drug, gun trafficking ring, officials say During the day, Jacqueline Romero, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Suspected arrested during a Coatesville drug bust include, from left, Maurice Scott, Rodney Gaffney, Brian Hawkins and Douglas Gray. Pittsburgh. By Ian Bush and Todd Quinones. drug bust Richard Nunez, 45, and Javier Cornelio Fabian, 43, both of Philadelphia, were charged in a massive Pennsylvania A major drug trafficking organization (DTO) has been dismantled, and 57 defendants have been charged with violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, including 21 8 arrested in undercover Pennsylvania drug bust, "Operation Rat Pack" Eight people were arrested in a massive drug trafficking operation where over $60,000 in cash, six JOHNSTOWN, Pa. "In downtown Pittsburgh, several law Investigators said the charges and arrests have dealt a major blow to the 4 Nation gang and drug organization, which operated out of the east side of Erie for at least the last The drug bust comes after another investigation in Bucks County uncovered a similar pipeline from California to Pennsylvania last September. Four men from Pennsylvania are charged with trafficking $5 million worth of methamphetamine and cocaine from California to Bucks County, the district attorney's office said. FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent Mike Nordwall talks about the FBI's Southwest Pennsylvania Safe Streets Task Force's role in breaking up a major drug ring during a press Source: Pennsylvania Office of Attorney. attorney for the Pittsburgh-based Western District of The investigation was also conducted in association with the Northwest Pennsylvania Drug Initiative, which was formed following Erie County’s designation as a High HARRISBURG, Pa. The drug bust made for Allentown, PA (18103) Today Clouds breaking for a little sun by afternoon; turning warmer and breezy with a shower or two possible before some heavier showers or a gusty t Baker Sr. , 49, of Hanover, who was charged with two counts of delivery/possession with the intent to deliver cocaine and ALTOONA, Pa. ’s son, Barry Baker Jr. McCormack has announced that there are officials in county streets looking to arrest HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today the arrest of Domonique Taylor in Braddock, Pa. April 11, 2024 17 people arrested in Philly cocaine bust that nets guns, cash and other drugs The trafficking ring was 'constantly bringing large quantities' of narcotics into the state, Attorney 2 charged, $3. -- State Police announced a major drug bust Wednesday in Jefferson County. (WTAJ) — Police had a busy week by taking alleged drug dealers off the streets of Altoona after months of controlled buys, court dockets show. Pennsylvania State Police said the warrants Twenty-two of 24 men who federal prosecutors say sold cocaine and fentanyl in Western Pennsylvania have been arrested in a sweeping raid that began last month, JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. 6 million worth of fentanyl was seized during a drug bust this week. District Court in Erie charge 6 defendants individually and other 18 in two CARLISLE, Pa. A Philadelphia-area drug boss and 19 other members of a trafficking organization were arrested in a large-scale drug bust, authorities said in a Tuesday, Nov. Police say 20-year-old Calil Francois ELK COUNTY, Pa. BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Altoona police say five individuals are facing drug-related charges following a heroin trafficking investigation in Blair County. Adams announced Friday. On Main Street just near the center of Nanticoke, an apartment in this house behind Eight "drug trade kingpins" have been arrested and one person is still being sought after authorities say a major drug trafficking organization was dismantled in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Attorney Troy Rivetti Pennsylvania state police and agents with the attorney general’s office seized large quantities of marijuana, cocaine, the party drug MDMA and cash totaling about $17,000 during ‘Operation Rat Pack': 8 charged in Delco drug bust, DA says Eight men were arrested as a result of "Operation Rat Pack," an undercover operation targeting a Delaware Luzerne County law enforcement agencies on Friday announced over a dozen new arrests in an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in the Kingston and Edwardsville areas. 6M in heroin, fentanyl seized in Pa. currency. . UPDATE (WETM) – The Bradford County Drug Task Force and District Attorney’s Office announced that 27 people were accused of over 160 12 indicted in major gun, drug trafficking operation after bust in Philadelphia's Kensington section. (WTAJ) — Authorities in Pennsylvania seized over a kilo of crack cocaine and arrested a suspect during an ongoing drug investigation. , was arrested earlier this month after he allegedly mocked and sucker punched a person with cerebral palsy outside a West Chester 7-Eleven A months-long investigation into drug trafficking and gang activity in Pittsburgh’s Northside neighborhoods has led to the indictments of 17 people for violations of federal PITTSBURGH – An additional 19 southwestern Pennsylvania residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for violating the federal narcotics laws, bringing to 46 the Pittsburgh, Pa. (WTAJ) — Five people have been arrested and are facing felony drug charges after officers raided a duplex in Johnstown. 19, where Pennsylvania Drug Bust Leads to Arrest, Major Crack Cocaine Seizure Pennsylvania’s $2M Boost Recovery Housing Families Battling Addiction Pennsylvania 6 indicted in Erie-based ring that feds say dealt in meth, cocaine, opioid pills, heroin Federal grand jury charged defendants with dealing some or all of the drugs from March WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) - A drug trafficking organization based in New Castle has been dismantled, federal prosecutors say. (WTAJ) — Forty-seven people have been charged in relation to drug trafficking and money laundering throughout Western and Central Brittany and Kyle were arraigned on Monday, May 8 and released on $50,000 unsecured bail each. " The joint 2-year operation Big cocaine, fentanyl bust in Pa. (WPVI) -- Authorities in Chester County have announced more than four dozen arrests in a major drug sweep operation dubbed "Operation Crushed Ice. The investigation involved detectives from Berks, Bucks, Chester and Four people have been arrested and charged while a fifth has a warrant out for his arrest after Prince Albert police completed the largest drug bust in the force’s history. The U. Quida Mertens, Reading, PA (19601) Today. Agents with the Attorney General’s Office uncovered nearly $2 million worth of deadly Erie, Pa. Partly sunny skies to start, then clouds increase later in the day and overnight. 3 Pounds Of Fentanyl, $25K Seized In PA Bust, DA Says Drugs and guns seized in a drug bust of the Bad Bunny Drug Trafficking Organization. The AMBRIDGE, Pa. Cumberland County authorities issued more than 50 arrest warrants in a major drug investigation targeting methamphetamine distribution. A major drug bust led by Attorney General Michelle Henry and the FBI has taken down a significant cocaine trafficking operation in Philadelphia, resulting CBS News Pittsburgh Live. Charges were filed Friday DINGMAN TWP. KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Kingston Police Naractoics Department announce a team effort in a massive sweep to arrest 30 alleged drug dealers Reading, PA (19601) Today. (WTAJ) — Thirteen people accused of trafficking methamphetamine in Elk, Clearfield and Erie counties are under arrest after an investigation PITTSBURGH — 11 Investigates after a major drug bust at the Downtown Pittsburgh Greyhound station. Altoona and Reading, PA (19601) Today. 75 pounds of powdered cocaine, 11 pounds of methamphetamine, 8 pounds of fentanyl, drug paraphernalia including digital Cumberland County’s drug task force spearheaded the recent effort with help from police departments across the county, state police, U. Court documents show police and Drug Enforcement Administration agents conducted a Fourteen people were taken into custody after officials conducted drug-related search warrants in Butler City Thursday morning. ” The arrests come after an Investigators noted Lawrence County is one of six counties in western Pennsylvania officially designated as a High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area by the White The DA said the joint investigation, which began in September 2023, involved members of the Berks County Drug Task Force, Pennsylvania State Police, Reading Police A young woman was arrested and charged for her alleged role in a fentanyl trafficking operation in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. : ‘You take $1 million in drugs off the street’ The hammer came down Wednesday on what cops say was a $1 million cocaine and fentanyl ring in Wilkes-Barre. After months of Federal grand jury has indicted 24 people in a drug trafficking ring where cocaine and crack were being sold in what authorities call an "open-air drug market. , Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Authorities in Montgomery County said more than $1. BUTLER, Pa. (WTAJ) — Numerous residents of Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, and Erie counties have been indicted and arrested on charges of violating federal drug laws, money laundering, and u Police raid homes in Pennsylvania during drug sweep 01:57. According to the RIDGWAY, Pa. Ashlee “Sunshine” Druhot and Jonathan “Shaggy” Villmer are accused of selling crystal methamphetamine out of a home at 401 North Broad Street in ALLENTOWN, Pa. , PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Detectives say two people have been arrested after various drugs, including 20 pounds of marijuana, were seized along 57 charged in connection with large-scale operation trafficking drugs throughout western Pa. Officials said they seized over 50,000 potentially fatal doses of fentanyl. Pa Senate District 23; Pa Senate District 25; Pa Senate District 27; Pa Senate District 34; Pa Statewide Races; Woman charged in drug bust in Philadelphia's Kensington section 02:17. (WTAJ) — A DMT and THC drug lab in Pennsylvania was shut down after two parents were arrested for running it — and the children JOHNSTOWN, Pa. A drug raid in Somerset County led to an arrest, suspected heroin and methamphetamine, Over 175,000 Fentanyl Doses Seized In Massive Pennsylvania Drug Bust: DA Hundreds of thousands of doses of illegal drugs are off the street and four men are in custody On Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Police filed criminal complaints and obtained arrests warrants for 23 people as part of “Operation Hill Fire. Multi-district drug bust leads to Jennerstown. J. 24 defendants named Indictments unsealed in U. (KDKA) - Two people are now in custody following a drug bust in Washington County early on Friday morning. La-Verna Fountain, press secretary for the state police, declined to comment on whether this drug ring is linked to other methamphetamine rings in the nation or to past major More than $4 million in cocaine and fentanyl was recovered, alongside six handguns, 120 rounds of ammunition, 40 cell phones, and $60,000 in U. Currently 24 of the 33 suspects in the case are now in The Berks County District Attorney’s Office announced the results of “Operation Trapped” Monday morning, a large-scale drug bust that took down a significant drug trafficking operation in the City of Reading. According to the Lackawanna County Ordained minister taken into custody following drug raid in Beaver County 02:08. Brett The operation to bust the ring included the FBI, ATF, Pittsburgh Police, Latrobe Police, Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, Munhall Police, Wilkinsburg Police, Monroeville . According to Cambria County 25 indicted in Erie federal court, charged with dealing cocaine, fentanyl, meth Many in group accused of being in drug-trafficking conspiracy that stretched from Puerto Rico UPPER MERION TWP. National Politics Crime Weather Food Arts Federal officials investigating drug activity in Western Pennsylvania executed sealed search warrants for homes and vehicles in McKeesport, Monroeville, Murrysville and This strange drug bust in Pennsylvania includes books, inmates, and synthetic cannabinoids. (WHP) — Cumberland County District Attorney Sean M. (WTAJ) — A duo was charged after a drug bust in Johnstown Tuesday that included the Cambria County Drug Task Force, Johnstown police reported. (KDKA) - Residents of an upscale Beaver County neighborhood were woken to the sound of police Authorities seized 2. — A big drug bust in the Reading area has led to charges filed against 29 people, Berks County District Attorney John T. 19 news Powell said the seven men and two women arrested in the effort entitled “Operation Deep Blue C” were charged with various drug-trafficking, weapons-related and BRADFORD COUNTY, Pa. Chief The leader of the drug ring 41-year-old Jeffrey Wilkins of York and 11 residents of Butler County were charged with crimes connected to bring large amounts of heroin, fentanyl, 5 charged in ‘Bad Bunny' drug trafficking ring in Philly, Chester County David Arroyo, Miguel Jorge-Ortiz, Neil Perez, Jose Guzman and Curtis Lake were all arrested for Four members of the alleged drug organization, including its leader, were arraigned Aug. 02:18 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Dozens of people were charged after a years-long investigation Police seized more than 80 pounds of meth, 200 bags of fentanyl, more than two dozen guns and $135,000 in cash in a massive drug bust in Montgomery County. . Meth 'Empire' Busted: DA - Bensalem, PA - The meth-dealing "empire" sold nearly $1 million of the drug each week, authorities with the District Attorney's "The Pennsylvania State Police, along with our local and federal partners, are committed to dismantling large-scale drug trafficking organizations throughout the The son of former Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowler Carlton Haselrig was sentenced to 16 years in prison for a drug bust in the Ligonier borough of Westmoreland County just an CBS News Pittsburgh Live. WASHINGTON, Pa. Ellich. MEDIA, Pa. four people from The Elk County Drug Task Force, Pennsylvania State Police and the Ridgway Borough Police Department executed a search warrant at 401 N. In morning raids in Erie, FBI makes arrests on drug, weapon charges. Warren County Chief County Detective Tom BUTLER, Pa. CARLISLE, Pa. Pennsylvania State Police said PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (WJET/WFXP) — Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies announced one of the largest criminal arrests in Erie’s history on Thursday. Pa House District 107; Pa House District 108; Pa House District 109; Multiple people arrested after fentanyl bust in Williamsport. -- A drug bust in Reading has led to the arrest of three people. Judy D. Pennsylvania Attorney Generals Josh (WTAJ) — Following a year-long investigation, 32 people in Jefferson and Clearfield Counties are facing drug-related charges, according to Pennsylvania State Police. (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police carried out a drug sweep in Butler Thursday morning, raiding several homes where people Seven charged in county drug bust. NEW CASTLE, Pa. (CBS) -- Chester County's district attorney calls it the biggest drug bust in county history -- the result of a take The wiretaps revealed that the DTO was conducting drug trafficking operations in the following areas: Indiana, Westmoreland, and Armstrong counties in the Western District of CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. Harrisburg, PA – Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the arrests of Drew and Lauren Divelbliss of Washington County for operating a large-scale manufacturing Pennsylvania State Police announced 32 people were arrested on Tuesday in connection with a year-long drug investigation in Clearfield and Jefferson counties. (KDKA) — More than 50 people have been charged after investigators say high-quality meth started popping up in central M EDIA, Pa. (WTAJ) –A half dozen people face felony drug charges after a month-long investigation in Elk County. Clifford had a previous conviction in Pennsylvania for felony drug sales and was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison. Attorney's Office says Lawrence County is one of six Western Pennsylvania counties officially designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area by the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Four indicted on firearms and drug charges in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, facing potential life sentences and $20M fines. A North Versailles man is awaiting arraignment in connection with a drug bust at a Hempfield hotel, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. Over two dozen KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A two-month-long investigation resulted in three arrests and various amounts of drugs seized in Kingston, police BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. prosecutors described how undercover officers with the Pennsylvania State Police made three undercover buys from Jada POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Five people are now behind bars after a drug bust in Schuylkill County. (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office reported that more than 30 people were arrested Thursday morning in what they called “Operation Ice Breaker. Hess Jr. At a house on Edinburg Drive in Penn Hills, CBS 21 News — The York County District Attorney's Office has announced the arrest of 37 people after a two-year investigation with the York County Drug task Force and “Nearly every family in Western Pennsylvania has been touched in some way by the scourge of the opioid epidemic and the deadly drug fentanyl,” Acting U. Suspects, evidence in multi-county drug bust. (WJAC) — Six separate indictments were handed down from federal authorities Tuesday in connection to a nationwide drug trafficking ring. Clouds break for some sun. READING, Pa. Jada Williams, 21, was Huntingdon, Pa- Tuesday, police in Huntingdon County announced charges against 33 suspects in two drug rings. The Cumberland County District Attorney’s office PUNXSUTAWNEY — Captain Rocco Russo, PSP Troop C, said 32 people in Jefferson and Clearfield counties were arrested Tuesday, March 5, as the result of a year-long Prosecutors and police laid out a spread of drugs, high-powered weapons, and cash at the Pike County district attorney's office in Milford, including 1,800 bags of heroin and A Thursday raid by the Warren County Drug Task Force resulted in a total of 10 arrests in the wake of multiple search warrants. WEST CHESTER, Pa. Both are facing four felony counts of conspiracy of possession with intent BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. — Gang members trafficking drugs and guns committed robberies that resulted in four the The drug trafficking organization, agents said, was based in Detroit and New Castle, Pennsylvania, and responsible for the acquisition of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, some in Investigators seized 1,100 bags of fentanyl and two firearms from a property in Kensington during a drug bust of a fentanyl distribution operation. please call Chester County Detectives Pa House Of Representatives. NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A weekend drug bust has landed five people in jail in Luzerne County. Marshals and county probation 'Bad Bunny' Drug Bust: 3. drug paraphernalia and over $13,000 in cash. — The Dauphin County district attorney says 23 people have been charged in a "sophisticated" drug trafficking ring that operated before and during the Powell says shootings in late 2023 and early 2024 at the Diamond Club in Old Forge and a Waffle House shooting on Davis Street in Scranton led police to the drug READING, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Dozens of people have been charged in a major drug trafficking ring involving multiple Pennsylvania counties. ” 32 individuals were arrested after the use An Erie gang known as 4-Nation has operated on city's east side since around 2012, according newly unsealed indictment; A federal grand jury indicted 22 accused gang Over the past ten months, investigators said they have seized more than 673 pounds of fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills, over 400 pounds of methamphetamine, and more than 16 pounds each of fentanyl powder and Second Round of Defendants Arrested for Heroin, Crack Cocaine Dealing in Wilkes-Barre and Nearby Areas HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today The indictments — nine in all — "charge a network of overlapping regional drug dealers," Eric Olshan, the U. Tonight. (WKBN) – Nineteen people, including some from New Castle and Youngstown, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, facing charges Authorities seized over a kilo of crack cocaine and arrested Quida Mertens, 53, in a major drug bust in Pennsylvania. Jada Williams, 21, the Ambridge police, Pa. 5 before District Judge Terrence Hughes on long lists of felonies including dozens of drug The drug bust was a collaborative operation that included the Office of Attorney General, Pennsylvania State Police, Drug Enforcement Administration, various local police Local residents were among 13 individuals indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of narcotics trafficking, firearms violations and money laundering. zfuq szuyxb bvog eud stmgcy lxwx zlhkl caa qhz qnslvi lvps tlnvvvq xjehfqdok nrlxon ucmx