State Police Seize Over $27 Million in Heroin and $2.9 Million in Cocaine for the Second Quarter of 2015
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania State Police today announced troopers seized over $34 million in heroin, marijuana and other prohibited drugs in the second quarter of 2015.
In the second quarter of 2015, troopers seized over 80 pounds of heroin and over 64 pounds of cocaine with a combined approximate street value of over $30 million. In addition, state police seized over five pounds of methamphetamines valued at over $240,000. Troopers seized over 797 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value over $2.3 million.
In 2014, the state police seized over $107 million in prohibited drugs.
Below is the list of prohibited drugs by names and the quantities that have been seized by members of the Pennsylvania State Police in the second quarter of 2015.
| Drug |
Tot Seized |
Total Seized in Pounds |
Street Value |
|
| Amphetamines |
0.0166 |
kg |
||
| Barbiturates |
0.004 |
kg |
||
| Cocaine |
29.239084 |
kg |
64.31 |
$2,900,000.00 |
| Cocaine (Liquid) |
0.1875 |
Pt |
||
| Crack Cocaine |
0.770966 |
kg |
1.69 |
$77,000.00 |
| Fentanyl |
0.001007 |
kg |
||
| Hashish |
0.0493 |
kg |
||
| Hashish Oil |
0.4375 |
Pt |
||
| Heroin |
36.775809 |
kg |
80.91 |
$27,577,500.00 |
| KHAT |
0.0566 |
kg |
||
| LSD |
0.004 |
kg |
||
| LSD (pills) |
156 |
DU |
||
| LSD(paper) |
101 |
DU |
||
| Marijuana - THC LIQUID |
0.6875 |
Pt |
$12,200 |
|
| Marijuana - THC SOLID |
3.025441 |
kg |
6.66 |
$136,000 |
| Marijuana Plants |
921 |
$921,000 |
||
| Marijuana Processed |
362.691751 |
kg |
797.92 |
$2,393,760.00 |
| MDMA Ecstasy |
0.75841 |
kg |
||
| MDMA Ecstasy (pills) |
4 |
DU |
||
| Methamphetamines |
2.4 |
kg |
5.28 |
$240,000.00 |
| Morphine |
0.125 |
Pt |
||
| Morphine (Pills) |
0.0049 |
kg |
||
| Opium |
0.00753 |
kg |
||
| Other Narcotics |
1.882506 |
kg |
||
| Other Narcotics (liquid) |
1.1875 |
Pt |
||
| Other Narcotics (pills) |
6452 |
DU |
$129,040.00 |
|
| PCP |
0.0625 |
Pt |
||
| Synthetic Marijuana |
9.510328 |
kg |
20.92 |
$146,440.00 |
| Synthetic Stimulants |
4.41372 |
kg |
9.71 |
$67,970.00 |
Kg – kilogram
DU – dosage units
Pt – pint
For more information about the Pennsylvania State Police, visit their website at www.psp.pa.gov.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Maria A. Finn or Tpr. Adam Reed, 717-783-5556
SOURCE Pennsylvania State Police Department
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