Crime & Safety

$27 Million In Heroin Recently Seized By Pa. State Police

The Pennsylvania State Police have been busy.

The Pennsylvania State Police have been busy.

Troopers seized over $34 million in heroin, marijuana, and other illegal drugs in the second quarter of 2015, according to a press release.

Officials confiscated over 80 pounds of heroin and 64 pounds of cocaine just over the past few months.

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They also seized five pounds of methamphetamines, valued at about $240,000, according to the press release.

The 797 pounds of marijuana they seized was worth over $2.3 million, they said.

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The number is well over their average haul, as they bagged $107 million in prohibited drugs in all of 2014. $34 million per quarter would put them on pace to confiscate $136 million over the next ear.

For a complete list of all confiscated drugs, please see here.

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