PA AG: Seven arrested in trafficking pounds of meth into Pennsylvania from New York
COUDERSPORT, Pa. (WETM) — A Coudersport man and six others were arrested in connection to a large-scale drug smuggling operation that saw pounds of meth and fentanyl enter northern Pennsylvania from New York, according to a release from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.
Pennsylvania Attorney General David Sunday, Jr. announced the arrest of the following people on Tuesday, June 10, for their alleged involvement in the operation that spread the counties of Potter, McKean, Elk, Cameron, and Warren.
Benjamin Simms, 31, of Coudersport, but currently incarcerated at a state prison in Marienville, PA.
Kyle P. Brown, 39, of Emporium, PA.
Marry Ann Stolburg, 61, of Ridgeway, PA.
Justin Meyer, 38, of Saint Marys, PA.
Beau Azzato, 20, of Saint Marys, PA.
Richard Bauer, 64, of Johnsonburg, PA.
Josh Dalton, 35, of Ridgeway, PA.
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All seven were arrested on the charges of felony possession with the intent to deliver, conspiracy, and other related offenses.
Attorney General Sunday said that Simms and Brown worked together while others operated alone.
Simms is considered a mid-level dealer and is accused of trafficking between 30 and 40 pounds of meth in one year from New York.
As mentioned above, Simms is already incarcerated in a state prison, but Brown is at the McKean County Prison on $50,000 bail.
Sunday's officer is expected to prosecute Simms and Brown while the Elk County District Attorney's Office will prosecute the remaining people.
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