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<p>HANOVER TWP. &#8212; Two men are facing charges after police say they arrested them with enough heroin to be sold for tens of thousands.</p><p>Floyd Powell III, 34, of Plymouth, and Floyd Powell Sr., 55, of Hughestown, were arrested at 8 a.m. Sunday when narcotics officers from the Luzerne County District Attorney&#8217;s Drug Task Force served a search warrant on the younger Powell&#8217;s Eno Street home.</p><p>Officers seized 1,750 packets of heroin from the scene, which they say had a street value of $14,000.</p><p>Police also seized $10,911 in cash, a Kel-Tec 9mm hand gun with a destroyed serial number, four vehicles owned by the Powells and a security system.</p><p>Narcotics officers from Hanover Township, Wilkes-Barre and Kingston worked alongside the Pennsylvania State Police in the investigation of the Powells, along with officers from Plymouth and Hughestown.</p><p>Officers say the investigation revealed they had been selling heroin in numerous Luzerne County municipalities.</p><p>Floyd Powell III was charged with two felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance, three felony counts of possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance, two felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility, two felony gun charges and three misdemeanor drug charges.</p><p>Powell III was arraigned District Judge Joseph Halesey, who set bail at $300,000 straight cash. Powell III was transported to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility. At the time of his arrest, he was already out on bail for other heroin trafficking charges from the Pennsylvania State Police.</p><p>Floyd Powell Sr. was charged with a felony count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, along with related misdemeanor counts.</p><p>Halesey set bail for Powell Sr. at $50,000 straight cash, and the older Powell was also transported to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.</p><p>Court records show both Powells have a preliminary hearing scheduled for Dec. 6 before Halesey.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Floyd Powell III </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_Powell-III-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Floyd Powell III </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_Powell-Sr-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Floyd Powell Sr. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_Powell-Sr-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Floyd Powell Sr. </caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_Powell-arrest-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Police say they found $14,000 worth of heroin, along with over $10,000 in cash and a hand gun in the home of Floyd Powell III. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_Powell-arrest-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Police say they found $14,000 worth of heroin, along with over $10,000 in cash and a hand gun in the home of Floyd Powell III. </caption2><photoCredit2></photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

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