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NANTICOKE — Five people are in custody following a drug investigation that culminated in execution of a search warrant at a city apartment on Thursday and the seizure of more than $10,000 in heroin, cash and a stolen handgun, Nanticoke City Police said.

Talideen Chambers, 21, Justice Chambers, 19, Draya Knighton, 20, and Antwan Smith, 19, were arrested for felony drug-related offenses in connection with the investigation at 3 West Union St., Apartment 3-B, according to a post on the police department’s Facebook page.

A 10-month-old child found in the apartment was taken into protective custody, police said.

Knighton and Talideen Chambers also were charged with child endangerment, while Smith was found to be a fugitive from justice from New Jersey.

The four were arraigned by District Judge Donald Whittaker and each received $500,000 cash bail. Smith was denied bail on a fugitive from justice charge. They are scheduled to appear Wednesday in Luzerne County Central Court.

On Friday city police and members of the Luzerne County Drug Task Force arrested a fifth person in connection with the investigation, taking Eleazor Bryant, 40, of South Prospect Street into custody.

Bryant faces charges of felony criminal conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance and criminal use of a communication facility, police said. He was taken to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for overnight arraignment.

Nanticoke Police released this image of items seized during a drug raid at a West Union Street apartment.
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/web1_ttl061619nanticoke1-1.jpg.optimal.jpgNanticoke Police released this image of items seized during a drug raid at a West Union Street apartment.

Chambers
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Knighton
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Smith
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Bryant
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By Roger DuPuis

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