Two Pittsburgh brothers are in custody and facing multiple charges after a search of their home resulted in the seizure of nearly $50,000 in narcotics, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office said.
Attorney General Dave Sunday says multiple local law enforcement agencies took part in the search of Rodney and Andre Howard’s home, located on Shetland Street in the City of Pittsburgh.
During that search, officials reportedly seized bricks of fentanyl, 1,200 fentanyl pills, 10.5 ounces of crack cocaine and other drugs, as well as two handguns and a shotgun.
“Our Region Five agents, along with partners, continue to take drugs and firearms off the streets in western Pennsylvania at rates that should offer encouragement to residents who want to live without fear of violence,” Attorney General Sunday said. “These brothers — convicted felons — were pushing poisons into neighborhoods and were willing to illegally carry firearms to protect their trade.”…