Crime & Safety
Two Men Charged in Easton Drug Raid
Easton police arrest two men following South Side drug raid Thursday morning.
Two men were jailed Thursday following a drug raid on Easton's South Side.
According to court records, Jovanny Valdez, 22, and Carlos Rios, Jr. 25, both of 214 W. Nesquehoning St., were charged with possession of a controlled substance after police found marijuana and cocaine during their search.
Rios is also facing theft and weapons possession charges, because police say they found a gun stolen in New Jersey among his things. According to the Morning Call, police found another gun that may have been last month.
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The newspaper says the arrests were part of a larger operation Thursday, which targeted homes tied to the Bloods street gang.
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