Four people have been arrested and charged in a drug and gun trafficking ring in Westmoreland County. 

According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, the four co-conspirators are accused of selling guns, heroin, and fentanyl to an undercover officer over a timeline of months. 

"Fentanyl continues to fuel the opioid crisis in the Commonwealth and nationwide, and dealers use firearms to protect their lucrative trade," Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said. "The collaboration between law enforcement partners, like the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force in this case, removed thousands of doses of fentanyl and several high-caliber weapons from the Westmoreland community." 

David Jeffries, 34, James Womack, 33, and Andre Ellis-Barnes, 41, are charged with illegal possession of a firearm and drug trafficking. Shelton Payne, 34, is facing charges, including illegal possession of a firearm. All four have prior felony convictions preventing them from possessing firearms. Ellis-Barnes also faces a charge for allegedly selling drugs to an undercover officer.

A search warrant was executed at the home of Jefferies, and officers found a handgun, approximately 382 grams of fentanyl, and black tar heroin. 

The investigation was carried out in a joint effort between the Office of the Attorney General, Westmoreland County Drug Task Force, North Huntingdon, Monessen, Rostraver, New Kensington, and Irwin police departments.