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Greensburg Police Find 9 Bricks Of Heroin In Car, 5 Men Charged

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GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Five men were arrested and are facing drug charges after being found with several bricks of heroin in Greensburg.

According to police, officers observed a suspicious vehicle in the 500 block of Tremont Avenue on Saturday.

"[There was] a car sitting there with its headlights on and nothing going on. [The officers] went up the street, parked and walked down to that vehicle," Greensburg Police Capt. Robert Stafford said. "The officers got a strong odor of marijuana."

As officers approached the vehicle, they observed five men and drug residue inside.

A search of the vehicle uncovered 455 stamp bags (nine bricks) of heroin.

The five men were arrested and are facing various drug charges.

They have been identified as:

  • Chase Ferguson, 20, of Monroeville
  • Kevin Tirell Hall, 20, of Pittsburgh
  • Marvin Posey, 22, of Pittsburgh
  • Mitchell Thompson, 19, of Wilkinsburg
  • Artie Ziegler, 20, of Munhall

This marks the third major heroin bust in Greensburg in the past few weeks.

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