Pair charged
for drug sales
FRACKVILLE - Two people were arrested by state police at Frackville on drug charges after police executed a search warrant at the Holiday Inn Express on Schuylkill Mall Road in New Castle Township about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Police said Brett Lee Blankenbiller, 43, and Shandra Lee Detweiler, 36, both of Frackville, were each charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and distributing or selling a non-controlled substance under the pretense it was a controlled substance, all felony offenses, a one misdemeanor offense of possession of drug paraphernalia.
Police said Blankebiller posted bail and was released while Detweiler was unable to post bail and was committed to Schuylkill County Prison.
Police said the two rented a room at the hotel and conducted drug sales.
When the warrant was executed Tuesday, police said both were found in possession of bath salts and items constitution drug paraphernalia.
Both were arraigned by Magisterial District Judge David A. Plachko, Port Carbon, who set bail at 10 percent of $25,000 for each.