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Pennsylvania State Police Seize Heroin, Other Prohibited Drugs Valued at Nearly $15 Million in the Fourth Quarter of 2017


HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania State Police announced today that troopers confiscated $14,747,304 in heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamines, and other prohibited drugs in the fourth quarter of 2017.

From October 1 through December 31, state police seized more than 18 pounds of heroin and over 111 pounds of fentanyl. The drugs have a combined street value of $2,269,920. Troopers also removed nearly 181 pounds of cocaine and 34 pounds of methamphetamines, valued at nearly $4.7, million from the highways and communities of Pennsylvania during the same period.

In 2017, the Pennsylvania State Police seized over $41 million in prohibited drugs, including 227 pounds of heroin and fentanyl.

Fourth Quarter Drug Seizure Totals

Drug

Total Seized

Total Value of Amount Seized

Cocaine

180.8 lbs.

$3,290,560

Crack Cocaine

2.59 lbs.

$117,845

Heroin

18.1 lbs.

$492,320

Fentanyl

111.1 lbs.

$1,777,600

LSD

350 doses

$7,000

Marijuana THC ? Liquid

5.03 pints

$33,701

Marijuana THC Solid

15.77 lbs.

$78,850

Marijuana Plants

615 plants

$101,475

Processed Marijuana

1,561.14 lbs.

$4,683,420

Methamphetamines

33.68 lbs.

$1,380,880

Other Narcotics

9.86 lbs.

$22,678

Other Narcotics (pills)

110,439 pills

$2,760,975


Total Value:

$14,747,304

For more information about the Pennsylvania State Police, visit www.psp.pa.gov.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Cpl. Adam Reed or Ryan Tarkowski, 717-783-5556

SOURCE Pennsylvania State Police



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