Falls Township police arrested a New Jersey man in drug sting at a local bar using a confidential informant on Friday.
Corey Burke, 43, of Trenton, was taken into custody and arraigned by Bristol Borough District Court Judge Frank W. Perenteau Sr. just after midnight Friday on a litany of drug related offenses.
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A confidential informant, according to police records, set up purchases for powder cocaine on November 20, 22, and December 19, at Red Raven Tavern in Fairless Hills.
According to probable cause affidavit, the tipster told authorities Burke was dealing other illicit substances out of the bar sometime in November.
Three times Burke sold powder cocaine to the informant wrapped in tin foil for unspecified amounts, police records say.
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Each sale was initiated contacting Burke through text or calls to set up the deals, police said.
Falls Township detectives investigated Burke prior to the bust with cooperation from the Trenton Police Department.
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Field tests were done on the “chunky white powder” which identified the presence of cocaine, according to court records.
Burke was charged with the felony offenses of possession with intent to distribute, criminal use of a communication facility, and six related misdemeanor offenses.
Burke was sent to Bucks County Jail on 10 percent of $100,000 and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in front of Judge Jan Vislosky on January 29, 2015.
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Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
