Two West Lawn residents have been arrested on drug-trafficking charges, detectives in the Berks County district attorney’s office announced Thursday.
Antonio Kreiser and Treva Florence, both 41, of the 2100 block of Penn Avenue, are charged with possessing and intentending to deliver a controlled substance and criminal conspiracy.
Investigators gave this account:
In February the district attorney’s Drug Task Force initiated an investigation into a cocaine-trafficking operation. The investigation centered on the address in West Lawn, identified by detectives as a primary meeting point and distribution hub for cocaine sales.
On Wednesday District Judge Ann L. Young authorized search warrants for the Kreiser and Florence’s residence and for Kreiser himself. The warrants were served Thursday. The two were inside the home and taken into custody without incident.
Investigators found about two dozen bags of cocaine with an estimated street value of $8,000; cutting agents commonly used to expand narcotics for street-level resale; packaging materials consistent with drug sales; unidentified pills that are undergoing laboratory analysis; and about $1,000 in cash.
The defendants were transported to the Berks County Sheriff’s Central Processing Center. Kreiser and Treva were committed to the county jail in lieu of $25,000 bail and $10,000 bail, respectively.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 610-478-7171 or leave a tip with Crime Alert Berks County by calling 877-373-9913, downloading the ALERTBERKS app or texting ALERTBERKS along with their tip to 847411.