Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin has announced that members of the Lehigh County Drug Task Force (LCDTF) seized a significant amount of drugs, which lead to the arrest of four individuals Nov. 18. The seizure and subsequent arrests were a result of an eight-month investigation into drug dealing at the Champion Hand Car Wash on Macarthur Road in Whitehall Township.

In March of this year, members of the LCDTF began making purchases of fentanyl and heroin from employees of the car wash at that location and at others in Whitehall and Allentown as part of an ongoing investigation. Over the course of the last eight months, seven purchases were made.

Two search warrants for 1030 W. Linden St. and for 413 W. Washington St., both in Allentown, were served by task force members. In the course of serving the warrants, 2.8 kilos of a combination of heroin and fentanyl, two semi-automatic pistols, two vehicles and a substantial amount of United States currency were located and seized.

As a result, the following individuals were arrested and charged:

Arrested were Brian Badia, 29; Julio De la Cruz, 23; Ruddy Leonor-Severino, all of Allentown, and Raymundo Reyes, 29, no current address.

All four are charged with multiple counts of conspiraacy, possession, and delivery of a controlled substance.

The four defendants were arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Rashid Santiago and are currently incarcerated in Lehigh County Jail.

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