TITUSVILLE — A Titusville man is facing drug charges after authorities said he was found in possession of a significant amount of suspected methamphetamine and other suspected drugs during a traffic stop in the city on Thursday.
Lucas J. Cherry, 45, is free after posting $300,000 bond following his arraignment Thursday afternoon on charges including three felony counts of possession with intent to deliver, according to court records. A lawyer for Cherry was not listed on his criminal docket sheet Friday morning.
Authorities said Cherry was charged in an investigation involving the state Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and Drug Control and the Titusville Police Department that led to a traffic stop in Titusville around noon on Thursday.
According to a spokesman for Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday, Cherry was found in possession of 653 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of between $15,000 and $30,000. Cherry was also found in possession of suspected cocaine, suspected crack cocaine and suspected heroin, according to the spokesman.
Authorities said the arrest stemmed from an ongoing investigation into suspected drug trafficking in the area.
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“This is a substantial arrest as this amount of methamphetamine could cause significant harm in a small rural community,” Sunday was quoted in an email his spokesman sent to the Erie Times-News Friday. “I commend our team and the local assisting department for bringing an end to this trafficking operation. The arrest demonstrates that our efforts to stop traffickers pedaling poison span the entire Commonwealth.”
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Cherry is tentatively scheduled to appear in court for his preliminary hearing on April 3, according to information in his docket sheet.
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