SUNBURY – A fourth person has been arrested after three others from Philadelphia were taken into custody and charged with selling cocaine in Sunbury, Northumberland, and Point Township. The Daily Item reports that 35-year old Robert Boardman of Northumberland was also arrested.
We previously reported that Sunbury police worked with the Northumberland/Montour Drug Taskforce to arrest 45-year-old Jose Maitos-Rivera, 18-year-old Raul Diaz and 60-year-old Ariel Diaz. They were charged with possession of cocaine and additional charges are pending.
Police say they were able to purchase cocaine from the three men while working undercover on October 30. Two search warrants were issued for a vehicle and home in Northumberland County and a total of 420 grams of cocaine was seized with a street value of about $50,000. All three men were sent to Northumberland County Prison.
Reports say that while those three suspects were in custody, police received additional information and sent the task force members back out for another controlled purchase, which led to the arrest of Boardman. He now faces felony possession with the intent to deliver.
The Daily Item reports all four men are in the Northumberland County Jail. They were arraigned by District Judge Mike Toomey. Boardman is held on $200,000 bail and Maitos-Rivera, Raul Diaz, and Ariel Diaz are all held on $250,000 bail.
