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Deputies arrest Carnegie man on warrant, make big drug bust

Deputies arresting a man for a probation violation stumbled upon a large drug bust in Carnegie on Thursday morning.

The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office was looking for Damian Falchetti, 32, for violating his probation on a 2017 drug conviction.

They found him in a home in the 600 block of Lookout Street, and saw drug paraphernalia throughout the residence while they searched for him inside, according to the sheriff’s office.

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They arrested Falchetti and got a search warrant for the home.

They ended up allegedly seizing cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, ecstasy, marijuana edibles, LSD, marijuana, MDMA, mushrooms and other unidentifiable pills. They also allegedly found a large amount of cash, four digital scales, a safe, two lockboxes, a money-counting machine, a revolver and several cellphones.

Falchetti is in the county jail and awaiting arraignment on charges related to the seizures.

 
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