N.Y. man arrested with 150 pounds of cocaine in car on I-78 in Lehigh Valley, police say
Updated May 03, 2021;
A 35-year-old New York man was arrested Friday morning after police found about 150 pounds of cocaine in the car he was driving on Interstate 78 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania State Police report in court papers.
“Conservatively,” Troop M commanding officer Capt. Joseph Sokolofski, who used to head the state police drug interdiction unit, put the street value of a kilo at $30,000, or just above $2 million for all 68 kilos. But this traffic stop in particular, the sale price was $33,000 a kilo, he added, so the total would have been close to $2.5 million.
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State police charge New York man driving in Lehigh County with possession of 150 pounds of cocaine
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17-year-old charged with attempted homicide in Allentown shooting
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Police responded at 2:30 p.m. and found a man with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to his leg, a news release said. The man was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Working off a description of a vehicle involved in the shooting, a brief chase led to several people being detained near North 11th and West Chew streets, police said. A gun was found, police said.
Jahiem Valentine, of the 100 block of South 12th Street, was arraigned later Thursday night before District Judge David M. Howells Jr,. on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a minor and recklessly endangering another person, records show. He was housed in Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail pending a preliminary hearing tentatively scheduled noon Feb. 19 before Howells, records show.