Langhorne authorities allege an Ohio man received seven pounds of marijuana through a United States Postal Service’s Priority Mail delivery.
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Thomas James Weaver, 49, of Northwood, Ohio, was charged Thursday night with manufacture, delivery or possession with the intent to manufacture or deliver. He was arraigned before District Judge Daniel Baranoski and sent to Bucks County prison on 10 percent of $75,000 bail.
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A parcel that contained seven pounds of marijuana was discovered Wednesday while being shipped through the United States Postal Service. The package was turned over to the United States Postal Inspection Service Narcotics Office.
Investigators said the drug-filled package was addressed to a “Robert Dunn” at an address in the 100 block of National Avenue in Langhorne Borough. The package was shipped from California, according to court papers.
A search of records showed no “Robert Dunn” lived at the National Avenue address, authorities allege.
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Police said they began to plan a sting operation and met early Thursday morning in Langhorne.
On Thursday at 10:57 a.m., the package was delivered by a mailman. About 10 minutes later, Weaver drove up to the house and retrieved the package and placed it inside the National Avenue house, court papers say.
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Police, county detectives and federal postal agents then jumped into action and conducted a traffic stop on the light-colored Toyota Weaver was driving. The car was stopped in the parking lot of the gas station at the corner of Maple Avenue and Pine Street.
Weaver was taken into custody and did not cooperate, police said.
According to court papers:
Weaver was evasive and denied on 3 occasions stopping at [the home in the 100 block of] National Ave. He was unclear about the ownership or the owner of the vehicle he was driving. We advised him that he had been seen at the location bringing in the subject parcel, he remained evasive to all our inquiries.
The home was kept under surveillance while Weaver was being interviewed at the traffic stop. No one left or entered the home.
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Over the course of the day, Weaver did change is story. He admitted to stopping at the house to check his GPS and later said he did go in the house on one occasion, court papers say. Police noted it appeared Weaver wrote “return to sender” on the package after he took it inside.
Investigators executed a search warrant on the home and found marijuana and hashish, court papers say. Digital scales and drug packaging materials were also reported to be found in the house.
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Langhorne Chief of Police Steve Mawhinney told LevittownNow.com the investigation into the case is continuing.
It was noted in court documents that the National Avenue home where the drugs were shipped is located near the Langhorne Presbyterian Church’s daycare facility and is considered within a school zone.
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The bust involved several different agencies and had law enforcement officials hard at work since Thursday, a source said.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
