Crime & Safety
Reading-Area Drug Ring Stretched Into Lehigh County
A drug trafficking ring busted Wednesday stretched from Lancaster to Reading to the Lehigh Valley, police say.
About 80 police officers arrested nine suspects in raids aimed Wednesday at breaking up a drug ring based in Berks County but also operating in neighboring Lehigh County.
Police used court-authorized wiretaps to listen to alleged criminal activity discussed on cell phones of the suspects, according to reports by WFMZ and the Reading Eagle.
Police seized:
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- About 1,000 grams of cocaine with a street value of $100,000
- About 475 grams of methamphetamine with a street value of $70,000
- About 10 bundles of heroin with the street value of $1,000
- Five handguns, two shotguns and two rifles
- More than $33,000 in cash
- One vehicle
Suspects were arrested in both the Reading area and Lancaster.
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