Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed criminal charges against 72 suspected drug dealers in Blair County on Monday.
The charges were the result of a cooperative investigation between Shapiro’s office, Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio’s office, Blair County Drug Task Force and the Altoona Police Department. The investigation took more than a year.
During the course of the investigation, undercover officers/agents made a series of approximately 80 controlled purchases from the suspected drug dealers. Law enforcement arrested the suspects for selling heroin, illegal prescription opioids, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, crack, bath salts and other drugs in Blair County.
9th Major Drug Sweep in Blair County, Pennsylvania
In a statement, Shapiro said, “After the first sweep in this area, I promised to remain vigilant and keep coming back to prosecute people peddling this poison in Altoona and Blair Counties — and I’ve kept that commitment. We’ll continue working with our law enforcement partners to keep this region safe.”
