A Lancaster city man has been charged with dealing marijuana and fentanyl as a result of a recent search and seizure by the Lancaster County Drug Task Force.
Alexis Martinez, 38 of N. Broad Street, was arrested after the Drug Task Force received information from the Lancaster City Bureau of Police regarding a strong marijuana odor coming from a storage unit located at 222 Seymour Street on June 29.
A police K-9 unit had already made a positive indication on the unit and Martinez was the renter of the unit.
Drug Task Force members executed search warrants on the storage unit and Martinez’ residence.
In the storage unit, the force confiscated:
-8,161 grams of marijuana
-900ml of liquid THC oil
-36 100mg THC vape cartridges
-Paraphernalia, including a heat press to extract oil from the plants
In the N. Broad Street home, the force confiscated:
-423.5 grams of marijuana
-27 fentanyl pills
-$3,962.00 U.S. currency
-Various paraphernalia
The approximate total street value of the drugs seized totaled nearly $90,000.
Martinez was arraigned and bail was set at $25,000. He is currently in Lancaster County Prison.
Martinez is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
MEDIA CONTACT: Sean McBryan, semcbryan@co.lancaster.pa.us; Twitter: @SeanMcBryanLanc.