BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA — A 51-year-old Croydon man is in custody after Bensalem Police on charges of illegal firearms and suspected drug trafficking.
Bensalem Police seized 20 firearms, numerous pills, one pound of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and multiple items commonly used for packaging illegal narcotics.
Charles Vandenberg, 51, of Croydon, was arrested Wednesday following a months-long investigation that started with a drug arrest in the area of Lincoln Highway and Street Road in July 2026.
Vandenberg was charged with possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Persons Not to Possess Firearms, and additional drug-related offenses.
Police seized 20 firearms, including six handguns, nine rifles, and five shotguns, along with numerous rounds of ammunition, and a bulletproof vest.
Police said that one of the recovered handguns had an obliterated serial number and was equipped with a drum-style magazine. At the time of the investigation, none of the recovered firearms had been reported stolen.
Bensalem Police discovered that Vandenberg was distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and had numerous firearms stored inside his home.
As a convicted felon, Vandenberg was prohibited from possessing firearms.
On Wednesday, Bensalem SIU officers, with assistance from the Bucks County South SWAT Team and Bristol Township Police, executed the search warrant at his home.
Vandenberg and several other people were located and detained at the property.
He was taken into custody and transported to the Bensalem Township Police Department. Another person had an active arrest warrant and was turned over to the Bristol Township Police Department.
Vandenberg was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Lisa Gaier, who denied bail. He was sent to the Bucks County Correctional Facility.
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