{"id":130588,"date":"2026-03-05T19:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/130588\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:09:09","slug":"middletown-man-a-former-cop-arrested-in-drug-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/130588\/","title":{"rendered":"Middletown Man, A Former Cop, Arrested In Drug Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bucks-county.pauldavis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"246\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214340 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772737747_268_PD-GIF-Proposal.gif\" data-eio-rwidth=\"550\" data-eio-rheight=\"246\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772737747_268_PD-GIF-Proposal.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214340 lazy\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/levittownnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ESIO0827.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"448\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200975 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ESIO0827.png\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"580\" data-eio-rheight=\"448\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ESIO0827.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200975 lazy\"  data- data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/a>File photo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A Middletown Township man who previously worked as a police officer was arrested Tuesday as part of an ongoing drug investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Thomas J. Mee, 47, was arrested by the Bucks County Detectives and charged with manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver; criminal use of a communication facility; and possession of a controlled substance. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2026\/03\/04\/bucks-county-detectives-thomas-mee-bensalem-police-drugs-methamphetamine-hilltown-arrest\/88987555007\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2026\/03\/04\/bucks-county-detectives-thomas-mee-bensalem-police-drugs-methamphetamine-hilltown-arrest\/88987555007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bucks County Courier Times reported<\/a> Mee worked as a Bensalem Township police officer for 13 years before leaving in 2019 for \u201cpersonal reasons.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Detectives said in court papers reviewed by this news organization that Mee agreed to purchase $500 worth of methamphetamine from a person who he believed to be a drug dealer at the Walmart in Hilltown Township.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Mee went to buy the quarter pound of meth and exchanged money for it, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisements<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flo-gutters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222839 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Flo.png\" decoding=\"async\" data-eio-rwidth=\"300\" data-eio-rheight=\"285\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Flo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222839 lazy\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Mee was then arrested by county detectives after the sale took place, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Court papers stated the arrest was part of an ongoing investigation. <\/p>\n<p>Advertisements<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/beerarama.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"392\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212971 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b-a-r-Levittown-Now-Jan-2025.png\" decoding=\"async\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"200\" data-eio-rheight=\"392\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"392\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b-a-r-Levittown-Now-Jan-2025.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212971 lazy\"  data- data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Mee was preliminary arraigned by District Judge Regina Armitage and held on 10 percent of $500,000. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Editor\u2019s Note:\u00a0All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"48\" height=\"46\" alt=\"Tom Sofield\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-48 alignnone photo lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1498-Main.jpg\" decoding=\"async\"  data-eio-rwidth=\"48\" data-eio-rheight=\"46\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1498-Main.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"46\"  alt=\"Tom Sofield\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-48 alignnone photo lazy\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/levittownnow.com\/author\/tomsofield\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tom Sofield<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-post-author__bio\">Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom\u2019s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"File photo. 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