Pennsylvania State Police Seize Over $18 Million in Cocaine and $16 Million in Heroin in the Third Quarter of 2015
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania State Police today announced troopers seized over $42 million in heroin, marijuana and other prohibited drugs in the third quarter of 2015.
In the third quarter of 2015, troopers seized over 416 pounds of cocaine and over 47 pounds of heroin with a combined approximate street value of $34 million. In addition, state police seized over 15 pounds of methamphetamines valued at over $720,000 and over 1,500 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value over $4.5 million.
In 2014, the state police seized over $107 million in prohibited drugs.
For more information about the Pennsylvania State Police, visit their website at www.psp.pa.gov.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Tpr. Adam Reed, 717-783-5556
| Drug |
Total Seized |
Total Seized in Pounds |
Street Value |
|
| Amphetamines |
0.017485 |
kg |
0.04 |
|
| Barbiturates |
0.005 |
kg |
0.01 |
|
| Cocaine |
189.096 |
kg |
416.01 |
$18,900,000.00 |
| Crack Cocaine |
1.852 |
kg |
4.07 |
$185,000.00 |
| Fentanyl |
0.0005 |
kg |
||
| Hashish |
0.026 |
kg |
0.06 |
|
| Hashish Oil |
0.378938 |
Pt |
||
| Heroin |
21.681 |
kg |
47.69 |
$16,000,000.00 |
| LSD |
2.271 |
kg |
4.99 |
|
| LSD (pills) |
10 |
DU |
||
| LSD(paper) |
17 |
DU |
||
| Marijuana - THC LIQUID |
0.191438 |
Pt |
||
| Marijuana - THC SOLID |
16.896623 |
kg |
37.17 |
$675,000.00 |
| Marijuana Plants |
5,089 |
|||
| Marijuana Processed |
695.393351 |
kg |
1,529.87 |
$4,500,000.00 |
| MDMA - Ecstasy |
0.1941 |
kg |
0.43 |
$19,000.00 |
| MDMA Ecstasy (pills) |
37 |
DU |
||
| Methamphetamines |
7.23 |
kg |
15.91 |
$720,000.00 |
| Methamphetamines (Liquid) |
2.9375 |
Pt |
||
| Morphine(Pills) |
0.0136 |
kg |
0.03 |
|
| Opium |
0.00445 |
kg |
||
| Other Narcotics |
0.091695 |
kg |
||
| Other Narcotics (liquid) |
16.9375 |
Pt |
||
| Other Narcotics (pills) |
45368 |
DU |
$900,000.00 |
|
| PCP |
0.15625 |
Pt |
0.34 |
|
| Synthetic Marijuana |
5.74 |
kg |
12.62 |
$57,000.00 |
| Synthetic Stimulants |
2.1045 |
kg |
4.63 |
$1,000,000.00 |
| TOTAL |
$42,956,000 |
Kg – kilogram
DU – dosage units
Pt – pint
SOURCE Pennsylvania State Police
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