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<p>HANOVER TWP. &#8212; A man is facing drug charges stemming from an investigation by the Luzerne County District Attorney&#8217;s Drug Task Force.</p><p>The task force, in conjunction with Hanover Township Police Department&#8217;s narcotics division, arrested Edwin Dejesus, 33, in the parking lot of a business on South Main Street on Thursday.</p><p>Police allege Dejesus made delivers of crack cocaine within Hanover Township.</p><p>Dejesus faces three felony counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, three felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance, and three misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance.</p><p>Dejesus was arraigned on his charges before Magisterial District Judge Daniel O&#8217;Donnell on Thursday, and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Joseph Halesey at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 24.</p><p>Dejesus is jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $150,000 bail.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Travis Kellar</p><p>tkellar@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Travis Kellar at 570-991-6389 or on Twitter @TLNews</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Man charged with allegedly delivering crack cocaine in Hanover Township