ICYMI: Malvern-Area Man Received Pot Shipments In Mail, Sold In Playground: Cops

A Chester Springs man was arrested for receiving shipments of marijuana in the mail and then distributing it around the area, including in a playground, according to a Daily Local News report.

Basil Coyle Szustak, 19, allegedly received routinely received pot in the mail from California and Colorado and then sold it by hiding plastic baggies in an apartment complex, a small park, and a children’s playground area, according to the report.

Police saw Szustak hiding the marijuana in mid-March, and then seized a package from his P.O. Box in late March, the report states.

He was released pending a July 23 preliminary hearing after an initial bail of $30,000 cash, according to the report.

Courtesy photo: Basil Coyle Szustak