Two New Jersey residents were arrested in a drug investigation, according to court papers filed by police.
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Last Saturday, Falls Township police embarked on a probe after learning of two people suspected of selling heroin and crack cocaine in the area, court papers stated.
Using a cooperating person, investigators set up a sale of suspected drugs, police said.
The cooperating person and one of the two suspected drug dealers spoke via phone and set up a drug buy in Falls Township, police said.
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Shari Beth Abend, 45, and Darrell “Dizzy” Coasey, 44, both of Hamilton, New Jersey, traveled to Falls Township and sold suspected drugs to the cooperating person, police said.
Falls Township officers moved in after the sale and arrested Abend and Coasey, police said.
The entire alleged drug deal was reported to be under police surveillance.
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Field tests of the suspected drugs sold to the cooperating person tested positive for fentanyl and cocaine, police said.
Abend and Coasey have been charged with manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver; criminal use of a communication facility; possession of controlled substance; conspiracy to manufacture, deliverer, or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver; conspiracy of criminal use of a communication facility; and conspiracy to possess a controlled substance. The duo were arraigned before on-call District Judge Daniel Finello and held on 10 percent of $2 million bail each.
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.
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