Couple held for drugs
Lackawanna County detectives discovered 22 grams of uncut heroin with an estimated street value of roughly $20,000 in a drawer full of women's panties and bras Monday afternoon.
Detectives served a search warrant on Rossy Chatelain and Danielle Moorer's 805 Cedar Ave., Scranton, home, where they discovered the raw heroin along with 34 baggies of the drug, a digital scale, more than $1,200 in cash and a gram of cocaine in the couple's bedroom, according to the criminal complaint.
Police also found a box of 9mm Remington ammunition, an unopened gun lock, a handgun-shaped BB gun and a small amount of marijuana, police said.
Mr. Chatelain, 33, and Ms. Moorer, 27, were arrested without incident and charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal conspiracy to possess with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the complaint.
Both were arraigned Monday and are slated for preliminary hearings March 21.
Mr. Chatelain and Ms. Moorer are both in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $35,000 and $25,000 bail, respectively.
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