Pittsburgh brothers charged for drug trafficking, posessing illegal firearms, AG says
Updated: 4:02 PM EDT Mar 10, 2026
Two brothers from Pittsburgh are facing charges after officials said they were found in possession of multiple drugs and illegal firearms. Attorney General Dave Sunday said in a release Tuesday that Rodney Howard, 60, and Andre Howard, 62, were charged with numerous felonies following a recent search of their Shetland Street home by Office of Attorney General agents, assisted by Ross Township police, Robinson Township police, and the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office.Authorities said they seized “bricks of fentanyl, 1,200 fentanyl pills, 10.5 ounces of crack cocaine, and other drugs, as well as two handguns and a shotgun.”Rodney’s bail was set at $50,000, while Andre’s was set at $10,000, according to the AG. Sunday said in a release that more than 50 firearms were seized in connection with drug trafficking investigations in multiple areas in western Pennsylvania since January, including Allegheny, Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties. “Our Region Five agents, along with partners, continue to take drugs and firearms off the streets in western Pennsylvania at rates that should offer encouragement to residents who want to live without fear of violence,” Sunday said in the release. “These brothers — convicted felons — were pushing poisons into neighborhoods and were willing to illegally carry firearms to protect their trade.”Officials said the drug trafficking cases such as these will be prosecuted by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
Two brothers from Pittsburgh are facing charges after officials said they were found in possession of multiple drugs and illegal firearms.
Attorney General Dave Sunday said in a release Tuesday that Rodney Howard, 60, and Andre Howard, 62, were charged with numerous felonies following a recent search of their Shetland Street home by Office of Attorney General agents, assisted by Ross Township police, Robinson Township police, and the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office.
Authorities said they seized “bricks of fentanyl, 1,200 fentanyl pills, 10.5 ounces of crack cocaine, and other drugs, as well as two handguns and a shotgun.”
Rodney’s bail was set at $50,000, while Andre’s was set at $10,000, according to the AG.
Sunday said in a release that more than 50 firearms were seized in connection with drug trafficking investigations in multiple areas in western Pennsylvania since January, including Allegheny, Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties.
“Our Region Five agents, along with partners, continue to take drugs and firearms off the streets in western Pennsylvania at rates that should offer encouragement to residents who want to live without fear of violence,” Sunday said in the release. “These brothers — convicted felons — were pushing poisons into neighborhoods and were willing to illegally carry firearms to protect their trade.”
Officials said the drug trafficking cases such as these will be prosecuted by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office.
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