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Nearly 1,000 heroin stamp bags found during drug bust in Jeannette

JEANNETTE, Pa. — A drug bust at a home in Jeannette uncovered nearly 1,000 stamp bags of heroin Thursday morning.

Police said a stolen 9mm gun and cocaine were taken out of the home on Magee Avenue, along with 950 stamp bags of heroin. Two people were taken into custody.

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The bust was made while police and agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office served a search warrant.

Bruce David Jr. and a 17-year-old were taken into custody.

Police said they had been investigating the pair since February.

Prosecutors will decide if the 17 year old could be charged as an adult. As for David, he was taken to the Westmoreland County Jail.

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