Greensburg Police Find 9 Bricks Of Heroin In Car, 5 Men Charged
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GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Five men were arrested and are facing drug charges after being found with several bricks of heroin in Greensburg.
According to police, officers observed a suspicious vehicle in the 500 block of Tremont Avenue on Saturday.
"[There was] a car sitting there with its headlights on and nothing going on. [The officers] went up the street, parked and walked down to that vehicle," Greensburg Police Capt. Robert Stafford said. "The officers got a strong odor of marijuana."
As officers approached the vehicle, they observed five men and drug residue inside.
A search of the vehicle uncovered 455 stamp bags (nine bricks) of heroin.
The five men were arrested and are facing various drug charges.
They have been identified as:
- Chase Ferguson, 20, of Monroeville
- Kevin Tirell Hall, 20, of Pittsburgh
- Marvin Posey, 22, of Pittsburgh
- Mitchell Thompson, 19, of Wilkinsburg
- Artie Ziegler, 20, of Munhall
This marks the third major heroin bust in Greensburg in the past few weeks.
