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State police carry out heroin raids in Mon Valley

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State police said they seized a large quantity of heroin Tuesday from a North Belle Vernon man’s home at the same time troopers served another drug-related search warrant at the residence of his father in nearby Charleroi.

Quinton Anthony Martin

Police claim to have removed more than 37 bricks of heroin during the 6 a.m. searches of Quinton Anthony Martin’s residence and car at 109 A. Grant St. in North Belle Vernon, court records show. Police said they also seized $3,594, 15 grams of cocaine and 40 grams of marijuana from Martin, 31, in the raid that was assisted by a state police Special Emergency Response Team.

Herbert Green

At the same time, troopers raided the home of Herbert Russell Green at 405 Lookout Ave. in Charleroi, seizing 331 stamp bags of heroin labeled “New World,” police allege in court documents.

Meanwhile, Charleroi Regional police said two women are facing accusations they stole two flat-screen televisions during a burglary at Green’s residence after they heard he was jailed over the drug raid.

Rebecca Hill, 38, of Daisytown, and Virginia M. Richie, 27, of Belle Vernon, are charged by Charleroi police with burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and trespassing, court records show. The women allegedly planned to sell the TVs to a pawn shop, but one of Green’s neighbors took photographs of them leaving the residence and their vehicle’s license number and turned them in to police, according to the affidavit supporting the criminal charges.

Hill and Richie will receive their charges by summons from the office of District Judge Larry Hopkins.

Hopkins arraigned Green, sending him to Washington County jail on $25,000 bond on charges of conspiracy to deliver drugs, drug possession with intent to deliver, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

District Judge Charles Christner remanded Martin to Westmoreland County jail on $250,000 bond. He faces the same charges as his father, as well as marijuana and cocaine possession.

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