A sweeping, multi-state drug investigation stretching from Pennsylvania to New York, Chicago, and Wisconsin has led to 22 arrests — including Lehigh County Commissioner and Bethlehem Right to Know Officer Zachary Cole-Borghi, prosecutors announced Friday, Aug. 29.
Cole-Borghi was taken into custody on Thursday, Aug. 28, at his Bethlehem City Hall office by the Lehigh County Drug Task Force with assistance from the Bethlehem Police Department. He is charged with possession of one pound of marijuana and has since been released on bail, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan confirmed.
Cole-Borghi is a lifelong resident of Bethlehem and attended East Stroudsburg University. He is a former camp and outreach director, currently works as a sales team supervisor and trainer, and was elected county commissioner in 2021…