The Lehighton Borough Police Department, working with the Carbon County Drug Task Force and the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, conducted a coordinated operation on Friday, March 6 targeting 11 offenders with felony narcotics, firearms, and related warrants. The arrests followed a 24-month investigation across Carbon County.
Two teams of officers located and arrested nine of the eleven offenders without incident. Additional narcotics were seized, and all offenders were lodged at the Carbon County Prison. Participating agencies included Nesquehoning Police, Lansford Borough Police, Jim Thorpe Borough Police, Franklin Township Police, and the Carbon County District Attorney’s Office…