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Man facing charges after drug task force searches his Westmoreland County home

Man facing charges after drug task force searches his Westmoreland County home A Westmoreland County man is facing charges after police served a drug task force search warrant at his home. (polack - stock.adobe.com)

ARNOLD. Pa. — A Westmoreland County man is facing charges after police served a drug task force search warrant at his home.

Gregory Harris, 42, is facing drug and firearm charges after the police executed a search warrant at his Arnold residence on Thursday.

Authorities reported finding illegal drugs, a weapon and trafficking supplies inside the home.

Officers served the warrant at the property on Fifth Avenue in Arnold.

Inside a bedroom belonging to Harris, investigators discovered a firearm with an obliterated serial number concealed in a floor register vent.

Police said Harris is currently on parole and is prohibited from possessing firearms due to a previous conviction.

Investigators also located pre-recorded buy money used from a previous controlled drug purchase and a small amount of marijuana in the pocket of a pair of pants inside the bedroom.

In a nearby adjacent bedroom, police seized a bag containing approximately 21 grams of suspected crack cocaine.

The drug task force also located a digital scale and several packaging materials consistent with the sale of narcotics.

Harris is facing charges for possession with intent to deliver, possession of a firearm prohibited and drug possession.

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