A man from East Deer was ordered to stand trial on felony drug charges after police accused him of selling heroin to an informant.
Travis Black, 46, whose last known address was in the 300 block of Crawford Run Road, was charged by Tarentum police with three felony drug charges and a count of prohibited acts.
He waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday, May 9, before District Judge Carolyn Bengel and was ordered to stand trial on all charges in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.
On March 23, agents from the state Attorney General’s Office Drug Task Force and Tarentum police officers arranged for an informant to buy a bundle of heroin from Black for $60 using marked bills, according to a criminal complaint.
Police said they were conducting surveillance when Black showed up at a prearranged location in Tarentum driving a Ford pickup, the complaint said.
Investigators said they witnessed the drug deal between the informant and Black.
The drugs confiscated from the informant were packaged in white stamp bags marked “XBOX,” police said. The drugs were sent to the Allegheny County Crime Lab for analysis and tested positive for fentanyl, according to the complaint.
