{"id":325021,"date":"2026-11-10T19:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T19:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/325021\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T19:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T19:44:07","slug":"man-out-on-bail-in-bucks-county-arson-case-now-charged-with-drug-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/325021\/","title":{"rendered":"Man out on bail in Bucks County arson case now charged with drug trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"

BENSALEM, Pa. (WPVI) — A months-long drug investigation in Bucks County led to the arrest of a Croydon man and the seizure of 20 guns, a pound of methamphetamine and other drugs, Bensalem police said.<\/p>\n

Charles Vandenberg, 50, was already awaiting trial on arson charges when Bensalem police arrested him following the drug investigation.<\/p>\n

Investigators then searched his home, where they recovered six handguns, nine rifles and five shotguns, along with ammunition, a bulletproof vest, a pound of methamphetamine, numerous pills and other drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n

One of the recovered handguns had its serial number removed and was equipped with a drum-style magazine.<\/p>\n

Vandenberg is accused of being at the center of a drug trafficking operation that distributed large amounts of methamphetamine across Bucks County.<\/p>\n

The arrest comes about a year after Vandenberg was arrested for allegedly setting fire to a vehicle<\/a> owned by the mother of his child, who lived in Bristol. The fire spread to the woman’s home, which burned to the ground.<\/p>\n

Vandenberg and two co-defendants were arrested in connection with that case. Vandenberg later posted bail.<\/p>\n

Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan said cases like Vandenberg’s are an example of why he enacted a new policy allowing his office the leeway to deny bail to criminal suspects it considers a threat to the public.<\/p>\n

“It really ought to be the case, if you’re a danger to the community, that you shouldn’t be able to buy your way out of trouble,” Khan said.<\/p>\n

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