Schuylkill County nabs 13 for drugs


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POTTSVILLE - Thirteen alleged drug dealers were arrested throughout Schuylkill County on Friday, Dec. 28.

Starting at 6 a.m. and lasting until early afternoon, detectives from the district attorney's office and its drug task force, along with the sheriff's office, Adult Probation Office and police from Schuylkill Haven, Orwigsburg, Port Carbon, Shenandoah, Ashland and West Mahanoy Township, executed felony warrants.

According to a press release from the district attorney's office, the 13 were committed to the Schuylkill County Prison.

According to the press release, the following people were arrested and arraigned:

- Matthew Bahrey, McAdoo, charged with delivery of heroin. Bail was set at $75,000.

- Alicia Carr, Ashland, charged with delivery of hydrocodone and acetaminophen propoxyphene. Bail was set at $15,000.

- Jennifer Clark, Shenandoah, charged with delivery of heroin. Bail was set at $35,000.

- Matthew Dewald, Pottsville, charged with two counts of delivery of methamphetamine. Bail was set at $100,000.

- Bryon Dufour, New Philadelphia, charged with two counts of delivery of marijuana. Bail was set at $50,000 for each case.

- Dallas Elsdon, Cressona, charged with delivery of oxycodone. Bail was set at $25,000.

- Francis Guida, Shenandoah, charged with delivery of heroin. Bail was set at $35,000.

- Raymond Jordan, Shenandoah, charged with delivery of Vicodin and methamphetamine, two cases. Bail was set at $50,000.

- Zachary Kimmel, Orwigsburg, charged with delivery of marijuana. Bail was set at $25,000.

- Amber Murphy, Shenandoah, charged with delivery of heroin and cocaine, two cases. Bail was set at $60,000.

- Zachery Shaw, Auburn, charged with delivery of heroin. Bail was set at $75,000.

- Jacob Shuey, Ashland, charged with delivery of marijuana. Bail was set at $15,000.

- Tristin Weyman, Hegins, charged with delivery of Dilaudid. Bail was set at $10,000.

District Attorney Karen Byrnes-Noon thanked the public for its help in drug investigations because many of them began with tips on suspected activity.

Anyone with information about drug activity can call the District Attorney's Drug Tip Line at 800-414-1406.

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