8 arrested in Hazleton area drug bust

Hazleton Times // News

October 9

WILKES-BARRE - Federal agents arrested eight people, including several suspected gang members, on charges they sold crack cocaine and heroin in the Hazleton area.

The defendants are before U.S. District Judge Malachy Mannion who will determine whether they are released or should remain in custody.

According to an arrest affidavit, the defendants sold narcotics to a confidential informant on numerous occasions between July and September. Authorites also suspect some of the defendants might have participated in a shooting outside the La Cantina restaurant in Hazleton on July 4 that injured two people.

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tired... said...

Is the non stop parade of society's scum ever going to end? Whats worse is the total MORONS that are working are mostly the ones buying this garbage and feeding these dirt bags. To those people, you're no better than the drug dealers. You're a cancer to the normal people's society

October 10, 2009 at 9:36 AM