PITTSTON — A Kingston man was arraigned Wednesday on charges he was peddling methamphetamine and marijuana, Pittston City police reported.

Gregory Shaw Johnson, 46, was arrested after he allegedly distributed methamphetamine and marijuana throughout Luzerne County.

Johnson was arraigned by District Judge Alexandra Kokura Kravitz of Pittston on three counts each of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and criminal use of communication facility. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $100,000 bail.

Pittston City Police Department’s Special Investigation Unit initiated the investigation in February 2025, and were assisted by the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force, Kingston police and Wilkes-Barre police.