Drug Offenses Case Archives

This category includes cases in which Mr. Link defended residents of Philadelphia or the surrounding area accused of drug offenses or related crimes.

Commonwealth v. N.K.
December 7

Commonwealth v. N.K.

Members of DEA Task Force 23 set up a long term narcotics surveillance operation in the Germantown section of the City. N.K. was allegedly part of an organization that was said to control the open air drug sales in the area, that was also responsible for numerous drug related shootings in the area. N.K. became.

The Charges:

Possession of Firearm By a Prohibited Person (VUFA 6105 F1), Possession With Intent to Deliver Narcotics

The Verdict:

Motion to Suppress Evidence Granted. All charges dismissed.

Commonwealth v. E.R.
July 8

Commonwealth v. E.R.

Philadelphia police and DEA agents conducted a long-term drug investigation of a property on Mantua Street that spanned from April 2019 to November 2019. Police observed numerous people entering into and exiting the property to purchase heroin/fentanyl. E.R. was observed on several days at the property and occasionally admitted people into the house. Movements of.

The Charges:

Possession With Intent to Deliver Heroin/Fentanyl; Conspiracy; Illegal Possession of Firearms

The Verdict:

All charges dismissed at preliminary hearing.

Commonwealth v. T.O.
June 7

Commonwealth v. T.O.

Police pulled over a car being driven by T.O. for lack of proper registration. Police claimed they observed a strong odor of Marijuana and a packet of marijuana in plain view and that T.O. became visibly nervous and was shaking uncontrollably. Due to those observations and because T.O. did not have a valid license, he.

The Charges:

Possession of a Firearm By Prohibited Person (VUFA 6105 F1), Carrying a Firearm Without a License (F3), Carrying a Firearm on the Public Streets (M1), Possession With Intent to Deliver Narcotics (F).

The Verdict:

All charges dismissed.

Commonwealth v. J.M.
April 20

Commonwealth v. J.M.

Police were on patrol on Beechwood Street when they attempted to pull J.M. over for driving a car with dark tinted windows. J.M. allegedly failed to stop for police and struck a parked car. After doing so, he fled on foot with police in pursuit. During the chase, J.M. allegedly discarded a firearm, which was.

The Charges:

Possession off a Firearm by a Prohibited Person (VUFA 6105 F1), Possession of a Firearm Without a License (VUFA 6106 (F3), Possession of a Firearm on the Public Streets (VUFA 6108 M1), Possession with Intent to Deliver Narcotics (F)

The Verdict:

Motion to suppress granted, all charges dismissed.

Commonwealth v. S.R.
August 2

Commonwealth v. S.R.

S.R. was arrested by members of the Narcotics Field Unit after an alleged multi-day surveillance at the home of S.R. According to their testimony and police reports, they observed S.R. accept money from a white male on his porch, go inside, then return back to exchange “small items consistent with narcotics packaging.” Based on this.

The Charges:

Possession With Intent to Deliver (F), Possession o0f an Instrument of Crime

The Verdict:

All charges dismissed.

Commonwealth v. C.J.
March 2

Commonwealth v. C.J.

Homeland Security intercepted a package destined to Philadelphia from Jamaica that contained one kilogram of cocaine. BNI agents out of the PA Attorney General’s Office obtained an anticipatory search warrant for the address the package was being delivered to, and an undercover agent posing as a Fed Ex Driver delivered the box. While a “takedown.

The Charges:

Possession With Intent to Deliver 1 kilo of cocaine

The Verdict:

Motion to Suppress granted, case dismissed.

Commonwealth v. W.B.
December 7

Commonwealth v. W.B.

Philadelphia police received a radio call for a person with a gun on the 6100 block of Passyunk Ave. Upon their arrival at the location, officers observed W.B. in a car that fit the exact description of the car that the 911 caller said the person was in. Police ordered W.B. out of the car.

The Charges:

Possession With Intent to Deliver (PWID)

The Verdict:

Motion to Suppress Granted. Charges Dismissed.

Commonwealth v. D.G.
November 6

Commonwealth v. D.G.

Police were on routine patrol when they saw D.G. operating a 2006 Black Cadillac, and they pulled the car over because they claimed to have received information regarding a black Cadillac in the same vicinity that had been involved in a shooting earlier in the day. After pulling the car over, the officers claimed that.

The Charges:

Possession With Intent to Deliver Cocaine (PWID)

The Verdict:

Motion to Suppress Granted. Case dismissed.

Commonwealth v. J.F.
September 7

Commonwealth v. J.F.

Philadelphia narcotics officers set up a surveillance on a house in Germantown after receiving numerous complaints regarding drug activity at the location. During the course of the surveillance, officers observed three individuals knock on the door, go inside for 2-3 minutes, then left the area in their car. Each individual was stopped and found in.

The Charges:

VUFA (Illegal Firearms) 6105, 6106, 6108, Possession With Intent to Deliver (PWID)

The Verdict:

All charges dismisses lack of evidence.

Commonwealth v. N.H.
September 7

Commonwealth v. N.H.

Police on routine patrol pulled over a car being driven by N.H. Police claimed that N.H. immediately fled into an alley after he got out of his car and had a conversation with the officers. According to the police, N.H. dropped a bag containing a bulk amount of crack cocaine during the chase and he.

The Charges:

VUFA (Illegal Firearms) 6105, 6106, 6108, Possession with Intent to Deliver Crack Cocaine (F)

The Verdict:

All Charges Dismissed Lack of Evidence

Commonwealth v. M.A.
June 9

Commonwealth v. M.A.

Narcotics officers set up a drug surveillance over a two-hour period on a block in Germantown that concluded with the arrest of M.A. for Possession With Intent to Deliver and three separate gun charges. Police testified that they watched M.A. the entire time and saw him engage in three drug transactions where buyers were stopped.

The Charges:

PWID (F), Conspiracy (F), Illegal Firearms (6106, 6108, 6105).

The Verdict:

Not Guilty

Commonwealth v. M..
May 10

Commonwealth v. M.D.

Police received information about narcotics sales being made out of a house on 65th Street and utilized a confidential informant to purchase cocaine from that residence. The CI went to the location three times to purchase drugs. On the first two occasions, police claimed that M.D. opened the door for the CI, then went to.

The Charges:

Possession with Intent to Deliver (PWID), Conspiracy

The Verdict:

Not Guilty

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