A Scranton man faces felony drug charges after the sale of cocaine to a confidential informant, according to a criminal complaint.
Porfirio Bank Sotomayor, 35, of Birch Street, is accused of selling the illegal drug to an informant earlier this month.
According to the complaint, the informant told county law enforcement officers he could purchase cocaine from a man known as “Dido,” later identified as Sotomayor.
Officers recorded the informant’s communications with Sotomayor, during which the two planned a drug transaction at a specific location.
A team of Lackawanna County detectives and Pennsylvania State Police Vice Unit troopers responded to the meeting location in South Scranton to observe the transaction.
Additional investigators kept the informant under surveillance as he traveled to the agreed-upon location.
During the transaction, investigators could hear Sotomayor and the informant discussing the sale.
Following the transaction, officers moved in to arrest Sotomayor, who was in possession of the money provided to the informant for the purchase.
The informant confirmed Sotomayor had handed over a quantity of plastic bags containing cocaine in exchange for the cash.
Investigators searched Sotomayor and found the cellphone and money used during the sale, as well as eight suboxone strips.
He is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal use of a cellphone and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Sotomayor remains in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. on April 2 before District Judge Sean Gallagher.