An investigation by the Erie Bureau of Police into suspected drug sales at a city residence led detectives Feb. 26 to pounds of suspected methamphetamine and lots of stolen property, according to investigators.

Police have charged two people in connection with the investigation, which detectives said was part of an ongoing undercover investigation of suspected meth sales. The investigation included undercover buys, detectives wrote in criminal complaints filed in the case.

Search leads to suspected meth

At about 6:30 a.m. Feb. 26, according to the complaints, members of the city police Drug & Vice Unit served a search warrant on an East Sixth Street apartment with the assistance of the bureau’s SWAT Team. During the search, detectives said they found about 3 pounds of suspected meth, smaller bags containing suspected meth, suspected drug paraphernalia, cell phones and over $9,000 in cash, investigators wrote in the complaints.

Detectives said Feb. 27 that the suspected meth seized in the search has an estimated street value of over $15,000.

Charged following the search were Dameian S. Ruggles, 39, and Yonteen M. Kenny, 33. Each is facing felony counts of possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy to commit possession with intent to deliver, and misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Bond was set at $20,000 for Ruggles and 10% of $20,000 for Kenny at their arraignments, and both were listed as being in the Erie County Prison Feb. 27, according to information in their criminal docket sheets.

Lawyers for Ruggles and Kenny were not listed in the docket sheets Feb. 27.

Stolen property found

While investigators were searching the East Sixth Street apartment, according to information in a second criminal complaint filed against Ruggles, officers spotted two Polaris snowmobiles and learned both had been reported stolen to the Pennsylvania State Police.

A second search warrant was obtained for the property, and in serving it police said they found other stolen property, including a snowmobile trailer, tools and a toolbox, the investigating officer wrote in the complaint.

Erie police charged Ruggles with three felony and 11 misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property. He was also arraigned on those charges Feb. 26 and had bond set at 10% of $10,000, according to information in his criminal docket sheet.

Contact Tim Hahn at thahn@usatodayco.com.

This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Erie police find suspected meth, stolen items in apartment search