2 people charged with trafficking drugs and guns in Northeast Philly
Drugs with a street value of about $1.5 million were seized during the investigation, District Attorney Larry Krasner said.
A 22-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man were charged with allegedly running a large-scale operation to traffic drugs and manufacture “ghost guns,” Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Friday.
Yandra Kamberaj and Theodore Manko were arrested Thursday after authorities executed search warrants on the 400 block of Tomlinson Road and the 1800 block of Gregg Street at addresses listed in public records as homes for Kamberaj and Manko.
Investigators allegedly seized drugs with a street value of about $1.5 million, as well as 24 firearms and two 3D printers used to make “ghost gun” parts.
Kamberaj faced a slew of charges indicating that the alleged gun running was being done from her residence, and she was facing a larger bail — 10% of $650,000, court records show. Bail for Manko was set at 10% of $300,000.
The investigation began in January when the Pennsylvania State Police began looking at a narcotics trafficker in Northeast Philadelphia, the district attorney’s office said.
Undercover troopers made purchases of ecstasy and cocaine and determined that the drug operation was being run out of locations on Tomlinson Road and Gregg Street, the district attorney’s office said.
Investigators allegedly seized 70 pounds of marijuana, 16 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, 2,550 grams of Ketamine, 2,500 grams of cocaine, and other illegal drugs. The investigators also allegedly seized more than $19,000 cash and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
“These two individuals collected enough illegal paraphernalia to wreak havoc on the city and county of Philadelphia and likely beyond,” Krasner said in a statement.
“If left on the streets, these weapons could have had a catastrophic effect on residents of the city and state,” Assistant District Attorney Stephen Girman, of the Dangerous Drug Offenders Unit, said in a statement.
