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Crystal Meth

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Ivyland Woman Caught in Major Meth-Ring Bust

All defendants will be prosecuted in Bucks County by the Chief Deputy Attorney General.

A four-year undercover investigation has resulted in the indictments of 27 people suspected of links to a crystal methamphetamine trafficking operation that stretched from Mexico and Texas and took root in Bucks, Montgomery, Berks, Lehigh and Tioga counties. Officials believe that the large network is responsible for the distribution of more than $3.5 million worth of crystal meth in southeastern and northern Pennsylvania. At a press conference Wednesday morning, Attorney General Linda Kelly thanked the detectives and officers from the multiple state and local agencies that participated in the investigation, called "Operation Blowout." "This was a total team effort by all of the departments involved," said Kelly. Evidence obtained through …

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