Alleged drug dealer arrested in state narcotics investigation
CENTER TWP — State narcotics agents Wednesday arrested a 21-year-old suspected drug dealer at his home on the 400 block of Holyoke Road.
Jackson R. Blakely is accused of using an associate in Lawrence County to traffic cocaine and marijuana.
Blakely's arrest culminated an investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics that utilized a customer-turned-informant, authorities said.
Blakely was arraigned on felony charges of running a corrupt organization, criminal use of a communication facility and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.
He is being held in the Butler County Prison on $25,000 bail.
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