Detectives arrested a Lampeter man and charged him with heroin possession Monday after investigating officers observed him allegedly slipping pill bottles into one of his pockets, police said.
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Lancaster County Drug Task Force detectives and police officers said they followed the suspect, 21-year-old Bryan Galen Fay, to a fast-food parking lot in West Lampeter Township.
There, Fay was seen exiting his vehicle then removing a bag from his trunk before slipping pill bottles into his pants pocket, officers said.
Detectives and West Lampeter Township Police approached the vehicle, then searched Fay's car. They said they found heroin, hypodermic syringes, glassine baggies strewn all over the vehicle, and a burnt spoon and "marijuana smoking device."
The pills allegedly found in Fay's possession included controlled substances codeine and Vicodine, police said.
The street value of all the drugs is in excess of $2,500, officers said.
Fay was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Stuart J. Mylin for alleged possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was committed to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $25,000 cash bail, though police said the investigation will continue.
In an unrelated incident, the Lancaster County Drug Task Force and Lancaster City Police's K-9 units concluded a two-month undercover investigation that led to the arrest of a city man who allegedly attempted to sell cocaine to undercover detectives.
Detectives said they arranged to meet with Leron J. Morgan, 37, of 706 Beaver Street, on Friday at around 3:15 p.m.
Officers said Morgan allegedly tried to sell the undercover detective drugs just outside of 701 S. Prince St.
Once the detective identified himself, he searched Morgan and discovered $300 worth of cocaine and $941 in currency, police said.
After the man's arrest, detectives and officers executed a search warrant at Morgan's residence, where they located $4,700 in additional cocaine, packaging materials and two gram scales.
Police said Morgan was charged with three counts of delivery of cocaine based on the arrest on South Prince Street and incidences that occurred April 30, May 8 and May 14.
Other charges against Morgan include one count of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
Morgan was committed to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $30,000 bail issued by Magisterial District Judge Stuart J. Mylin.
Staff writer Carla Di Fonzo can be reached at jkelley@LNPnews.com or 481-6027.
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