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Christian Ochoa, 28, of Laredo, Texas, and Edith Tomasa Rodriguez Cardenas, 27, of Huntington Park, California. (Bucks County District Attorney s Office)
DOYLESTOWN, PA What started off as a routine traffic stop in Bedminster Township Friday night led to a drug investigation and the seizure of nearly $4 million worth of illicit drugs, the Bucks County District Attorney s Office said Thursday.
Bedminster Township Officer officer James Zukow pulled over a Jeep for swerving and the driver, later identified as 28-year-old Christian Ochoa, of Laredo, Texas, consented to a search, which led to the seizure of one kilogram of heroin and fentanyl and nine kilograms of cocaine with a street value of $1.2 million.
Not anymore.
Earlier this month, the clinic with offices in Doylestown and Langhorne severed its county agreement, alerting the Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission Jan. 14 that it would no longer accept residents funded by the county. This year we’ve had plenty of setbacks; you couldn’t have chosen a worse time to do something like this, said current patient Rachael Jones, 33, who credits Aldie and the county funding that paid for her treatment for her seven years of success in recovery.
Over the past few days, patients have being warned that they have two months to decide where to continue their treatment or whether they want to stay at a discounted rate, Jones said.
A Bucks County man was arrested after brutally attacking his roommate, authorities said.
Donald E. Highland, II told police that he was upset with previous comments his roommate had made, which incited the attack at the Regency Wood Apartments in Doylestown on Wednesday, according to the Central Bucks Regional Police Department.
The victim was immediately sent to Abington Hospital for trauma treatment and surgery after officers found him with cuts to his head, neck, throat and arms, police said.
Highland was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of prohibited offensive weapons, possess instrument of crime, simple assault, and reckless endangerment, police said.
Doylestown Borough considering relaxed marijuana penalty
If adopted, it could be the first of its kind in Bucks County.
Borough Manager John Davis said the public safety subcommittee tasked him with looking into other similar ordinances put in place in other municipalities in the state to get an idea of what one could look like in the borough.
The subcommittee, which is made up of four borough council members, discussed the idea Wednesday, according to Davis. It was the first time they had floated the idea.
“This will be pursued further, he said.
Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said he was not aware of any municipalities in the county with such ordinances.