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HAZLETON — A three-month investigation has resulted in the arrest of two individuals and a warrant being issued for another.

Hazleton police arrested Dominique Mack, 30, and Melissa Peguero, 33, and are currently looking for Jennifer Ann Arcelay, 43, according to a news release Saturday.

Mack is charged with five felony counts of possession of a controlled substance and five felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility, in addition to other misdemeanor charges.

Over the course of three months, the Hazleton Police Department’s Narcotics Division discovered a narcotics trafficking operation inside 599 Carson St..

On Oct. 3, police executed a search warrant and raided the home, where they discovered Mack in an upstairs bathroom trying to flush 200 packets of heroin down the toilet. Mack also attempted to conceal crack cocaine and a firearm, which he was not allowed to possess due to a prior felony conviction, in the vicinity of a sleeping juvenile.

In all, the search turned up 14 grams of raw heroin/fentanyl, 46 grams of what is believed to be packaged heroin/fentanyl, 4.3 grams of crack cocaine, drug packaging materials, a handgun and approximately $2,500 in US currency.

The firearm was registered to Arcelay, who allegedly purchased the gun on behalf of Mack. Arcelay was charged with making the “straw purchase.”

Peguero was charged with endangering the welfare of children, possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia after police discovered her inside the home with two children.

Mack was arraigned in front of District Justice Joseph D. Zola. Peguero’s preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 7.

Anyone with information about Arcelay’s whereabouts is encouraged to call Hazleton police at 570-459-4940.

Mack
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Arcelay
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Peguero
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By Kevin Carroll

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