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Bristol Twp. Man Arrested During Narcotics Investigation At Bensalem Motel

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Tom Sofield
Basheon Johnson.
Credit: Bensalem police

A Bristol Township man was arrested Wednesday following a Bensalem Township Police Department Special Investigations Unit drug probe.

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Basheon Johnson, 36, was charged with manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and person not to possess and use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms.

According to Bensalem Township police, Johnson trafficked fentanyl in Bensalem and Bristol townships.

The 36-year-old man was arrested at the Penn Lodge Motel located on Lincoln Highway in Bensalem Township, police said.

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Johnson was found in possession of 18 bags of fentanyl, one ounce of crack cocaine, $2,300 cash, and a 9mm handgun, police said.

Evidence from the arrest, per police.
Credit: Bensalem police

Additionally, Johnson was found to have an active warrant out of the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office, police said.

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Johnson was preliminarily arraigned by District Justice Michael Gallagher and jailed on 10 percent of $100,000 bail.

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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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.