Easton raid nets meth, crack, cocaine and 1 arrest, police say (UPDATE)

A photo provided by the Northampton County District Attorney's Office shows items seized during a search warrant execution Thursday, May 4, 2023, at a home in the 300 block of West Wilkes Barre Street on South Side Easton.Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com

A months-long investigation led to the execution of a search warrant Thursday morning at an Easton home, which netted various drugs, cash and an arrest, law enforcement authorities said.

The Northampton County Drug Task Force and Easton police raided the property in the 300 block of West Wilkes Barre Street on the city's South Side and found a large amount of methamphetamine, crack, cocaine, pills that appeared to be fentanyl and marijuana, according to court records.

Raymond B. Warren, 42, of Philadelphia, was arrested and arraigned Thursday on four counts of possession with intent to deliver drugs and a single count of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Warren was sent to Northampton County Prison after failing to post $100,000 bail, records show. A defense attorney did not immediately enter an appearance in the case.

A task force investigator said Warren was living at the Easton home, and a number of controlled purchases of crack and cocaine were made from Warren between December and this month.

During the raid Thursday, Warren was seen leaving the back of the home and was detained, prosecutors said.

Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck's office in a news release said investigators seized 116 grams of methamphetamine, 134 fentanyl pills, 2 ounces of cocaine and 2.5 ounces of crack cocaine, 8 ounces of marijuana, and 36 Oxycodone pills for a combined street value of $33,520.

Police said they found cash and a cellphone on Warren that were used to make the controlled drug buys.

In addition to the drugs found in Warren's bedroom, police said they found multiple scales with drug residue, plastic bags and a heat sealer. Cash was found in the bedroom and large amount of cash bundles were found in a Louis Vuitton bag in an adjacent bedroom, court papers say.

"Today was an extraordinary success by the Northampton County Drug Task Force and the Easton Vice Unit," Houck stated in the release. "Their diligent efforts allowed us to locate this defendant and remove thousands of dollars’ worth of illegal and potential deadly drugs from our neighborhoods. This is yet another drug dealer removed from our streets, and hopefully more lives saved, due to the hard work of our police departments and our task force."

Editor's note: This article was updated with additional details reported from the search warrant service.

Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to lehighvalleylive.com.

Sarah Cassi may be reached at [email protected].

If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.