The Lower Makefield Police Department with the help of Tullytown police have arrested two in connection with marijuana sales in Levittown.
Dyllan Byrne, 19, and Matthew Lavender, 18, both of Levittown, were taken into custody Tuesday after a long-standing drug investigation by police. Lavender was released on $100,000 unsecured bail, while Byrne remains in the Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of 10 percent of $100,000.
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According to Lower Makefield police, officers began supervising controlled buys against Byrne on February 3 with the use of a confidential informant (CI). Police observed Byrne, accompanied by Lavender, exit a home on New Pond Road in Levittown and walk to the 7-11 convenience store on Mill Creek Road on four separate occasions; each time, police say, it was to exchange marijuana for pre-recorded buy money with a CI.
Police say after contact was made to Byrne by the CI on February 3 to purchase 1.5 grams of marijuana, Byrne personally contacted the CI three more times to initiate additional sales. Police say those sales occurred on February 10 and 12 for a quarter ounce of marijuana, and on February 23 for two grams of the drug.
All of the suspected marijuana purchased tested positive during field testing, according to court documents.
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On February 24, a search warrant was prepared at served at the home on New Pond Road in Falls Township. During the search police say drug paraphernalia, mainly glass smoking pipes commonly used for marijuana, were found. Lavender was detained by police during the search. Byrne was arrested after a warrant was issued.
Byrne was charged with three felony counts of conspiracy, one felony count of manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver; four felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility, and four felony counts of dealing with unlawful proceeds. Lavender was charged with three felony counts of manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver; and one misdemeanor count of use of possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Both men will appear before Judge Jan Vislosky on March 10 for preliminary hearings.
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.
