A drug sweep operation Tyrone Police Chief Joe Beachem and his staff have been planning for almost a half a year got underway last evening targeting 14 suspected drug dealers in the Tyrone Area.
\nAccording to Chief Beachem, four of the suspected dealers were picked up last night. The sweep was scheduled to continue throughout the day.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re really happy with what has happened here,\u201d Beachem told The Daily Herald this morning. \u201cIt\u2019s another big dent in the drug problem here in Tyrone.\u201d
\nAlthough more details were unavailable at press time, Agent Randy P. Feathers, from the Blair County District Attorney\u2019s office, told The Daily Herald this morning that the investigation in all the cases are on-going and hinted that more details would be shared at a press conference scheduled for 11 a.m.
\nFeathers said the sweep was the result of a five or six month investigation initiated by the Tyrone Police Department. He said he believes all the arrests will involve street-level dealers pedaling everything from heroin to cocaine to marijuana.
\nApproximately 30 law enforcement officers from the state attorney general\u2019s office, state police, Blair County Drug Task Force, and the Blair County Sheriff\u2019s Office began serving arrest warrants at 7 a.m. today. Those defendants caught by police were brought to the Neptune Fire Hall on Lincoln Avenue, where they were processed.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure working with the (Blair County) Drug Task Force during operations such as this,\u201d said Beachem. \u201cWe wouldn\u2019t have been able to do it without them.\u201d
\nFeathers echoed Beachem\u2019s remarks.
\n\u201cI think the police force in Tyrone is strong and really work hard to get rid of the drug problem,\u201d said Feathers. \u201cWe have a good relation with Tyrone and Chief Beachem and it\u2019s wonderful to work with them.\u201d
\nThose arrested were then arraigned on various charges by District Justice Fred Miller.
\nThe Blair County District Attorney\u2019s office will prosecute all the cases involved in today\u2019s sweep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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