A 49-year-old Scranton man faces charges after police said he sold drugs to a confidential informant in the city.
Jason Greco, of Crown Circle Drive, is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal use of a communication facility, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the criminal complaint, Lackawanna County Detective John Munley met with a confidential informant on Oct. 20 regarding suspected cocaine sales in South Scranton.
The informant said Greco routinely took money from buyers and then retrieved cocaine from a supplier, returning to deliver it.
The informant was fitted with a covert listening device and provided with marked cash for the transaction. Investigators also documented text messages between the two while they were planning the drug buy.
After the informant met with Greco and gave him marked bills, officers spotted Greco walking toward Pittston Avenue and Gibbons Street while talking on a cellphone.
A short time later, Greco got into a third man’s vehicle, shortly before returning to the informant and handing over a clear plastic bag containing cocaine.
Investigators took the driver of the vehicle into custody and would later arrest Greco. A search of the driver’s car yielded the marked cash used for the drug transaction.
The driver allegedly admitted he sold cocaine for someone “higher up” in a drug organization. Court records indicate he has not been charged in Lackawanna County.
The Lackawanna County district attorney’s office Drug Unit, the Pennsylvania State Police Vice Unit and the Scranton Police Department Street Crimes Unit investigated the incident.
Greco was arraigned on Friday before District Judge Sean McGraw. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Nov. 19.