Drug Raid At Muhlenberg Home Uncovers LSD, Fentanyl, And Mason Jars Packed With Pot
A Berks County man is facing felony charges after authorities found a lush marijuana grow, LSD, fentanyl, and cocaine — much of it packed into mason jars — during a drug raid, the Berks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, July 18.
Sandrew Gonzalez, 29, was arrested after detectives with the Berks County DA’s Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at his home on the 2600 block of Kutztown Road in Muhlenberg Township, according to the release.
Investigators began tracking Gonzalez in May for suspected drug sales in the area. The Friday morning search of both his home and…
13-Year-Old Lived In Crack House Where Dealers Pushed Drugs From Lancaster Living Room: DA
A 13-year-old girl was living in a crack house as three adults allegedly pushed drugs out of the living room in Lancaster, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 8.
Detectives say crack cocaine was being sold right out of a South Mulberry Street home while the teen — whose legal guardian is one of the accused — was inside.
Joey Anthony Torres, 43, and Betty Jean Poremba, 64, allegedly ran the drug operation from their home, with James Jonathan Rocha, 28, also selling crack there on separate occasions, according to the Lancaster County Drug Task Force.
Investigators say they caught all thre…
Heroin, Crack, And A 2-Year-Old: Duo Charged In 7-Eleven Rochelle Park Traffic Stop, Cops Say
A Lodi man and woman were arrested after police say they were driving with heroin, crack cocaine, and a 2-year-old in the car on the Fourth of July in Rochelle Park.
Officer Chris Kiszka stopped a Ford F-150 at 11:45 p.m., after the vehicle was seen being driven carelessly into the 7-Eleven parking lot on Rochelle Avenue, police said in a release from Capt. James DePreta.
The driver, Reginald Murph, 40, refused to take field sobriety tests and was arrested for DUI, police said. A search of the vehicle turned up suspected heroin, crack cocaine, and drug paraphernalia, according to police.
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Sixth Person Arrested In Drug Bust At Jersey City Deli: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old Jersey City resident was arrested and charged on Tuesday, July 1, as part of an investigation into narcotics being sold at a deli on Martin Luther King Drive, authorities said.
Jamari Champagne faces numerous drug distribution and drug possession charges, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
In February, law enforcement conducted a court-authorized search of Kaelyn Deli and Grocery at 156 Martin Luther King Drive, Suarez said. During the search, investigators recovered various quantities of suspected cocaine, heroin, drug paraphernalia, and money in various l…
Mahwah Couple Ran Coke Ring Out Of Condo, Three More Arrested, Police Say
An anonymous tip led police to arrest a Mahwah couple accused of selling cocaine out of their condo, authorities said in a release on Monday, June 30.
Daniel Santos, 49, and Natalie Sarkissian, 34, were arrested following a search warrant executed by police at the Paddington Square development along Airmont Avenue after they received “a complaint of suspicious activity,” Mahwah Police Capt. Michael Blondin said.
Detectives found a quantity of cocaine, packaging material, and alleged proceeds from the sales, Blondin said. Santos and Sarkissian were charged with:
Distribution of a Controlle…
$22K In Cocaine, Fentanyl Seized During Carroll County Drug Ring Takedown, Officials Say
Two people are behind bars months after investigators uncovered a major drug and firearms operation in Maryland, authorities announced.
Antonio Alfonso Liason, 38, and Jessica Brooke Smith, 47, both of Westminster, were arrested earlier this month, after detectives executed search warrants at six locations across Carroll County and Baltimore City, according to the Carroll County Drug and Firearms Trafficking Task Force.
The takedown followed a six-month-long investigation that targeted the trafficking of large quantities of narcotics in and around the Carroll corridor and surrounding areas,…
4-Year-Old Overdoses On Fentanyl While Sleeping Beside Lancaster County Mom: DA
A 4-year-old girl overdosed on fentanyl while sleeping next to her mother in Lancaster County, and the woman has waived her preliminary hearing, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Ashley Jordan Quattrochi, 39, allegedly admitted to using fentanyl in powdered form before napping beside the child at their East Drumore Township home on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Emergency responders arrived at the 900 block of Buck Road around 1:42 p.m. and administered Narcan after the child was found unresponsive, pale, and "breathing weird," according to…
