22-05-2025
5 arrested during drug task force raid
NEW CASTLE, Pa. (WKBN) – Five people were arrested Wednesday as a result of a drug task force raid at a New Castle apartment building.
Lawrence County District Attorney's Office HIDTA Drug Task Force detectives served a sealed narcotics search warrant on an apartment unit in the 1100 block of Pin Oak Drive.
Agents entered the apartment and immediately detained three occupants.
During a search of the apartment, detectives reported recovering suspected fentanyl and $430.
While they were inside, investigators saw someone in a neighboring apartment throw a handgun and a baggie of suspected cocaine out the window, according to a release from the district attorney's office.
A second search warrant was obtained for that apartment, where officers detained two more people.
The release states the following items were recovered from searches of both apartments:
Multiple digital weigh scales
$3,932 in assorted U.S. currency
1 baggie containing suspected fentanyl (2.1 grams)
A 16-gauge Mossberg Bolt Action Shotgun with obliterated serial number
A stolen .25 cal Licorn pistol
1 baggie containing suspected marijuana (348.7 grams)
1 baggie containing suspected marijuana (116.2 grams)
A Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum revolver
1 bag of suspected cocaine (28.7 grams)
Two of the people detained were taken to Lawrence County Jail on outstanding warrants. The DA's office says more charges are pending against them in relation to this incident. The other three involved are facing various charges, including possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.
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