Byron Boyd, 39, was charged after a joint investigation by the Berks County Drug Task Force and Pennsylvania State Police, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office.
Detectives began investigating Boyd in November 2024 after receiving information he was selling drugs in both Muhlenberg Township and the City of Reading, officials said. A search warrant was obtained for his body and home from Magisterial District Judge Paul Leo.
The warrant was executed around 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Authorities seized three handguns — including a stolen Smith & Wesson .380 and two Taurus G2C 9mm pistols — along with 242 packets of crack cocaine, nearly 15 grams of unpackaged crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, marijuana, 17 rounds of 9mm ammunition, three cell phones, and $890 in cash, investigators detailed…