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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A Hughestown man recently accused of being the elder half of a father-son heroin-dealing team pleaded guilty to unrelated charges Monday.</p><p>Floyd Powell, 55, entered a guilty plea to a misdemeanor count of conspiracy to commit theft by deception, which was accepted by Luzerne County Judge David J. Lupas.</p><p>The charge against Powell was filed April 27 after an incident at Lowe&#8217;s in Wilkes-Barre Township.</p><p>Powell was initially facing a second misdemeanor conspiracy count along with misdemeanor theft by deception, but those charges were previously withdrawn.</p><p>Lupas set Powell&#8217;s sentencing for Feb. 8. The judge also ordered Powell to make repayments to Lowe&#8217;s amounting to $1,150.</p><p>Powell is currently embroiled in another case, where he and son Floyd Powell III, 34, of Plymouth, are accused of possessing enough heroin to be sold for tens of thousands of dollars.</p><p>The Powells were arrested Nov. 26 in the son&#8217;s home after a joint investigation by narcotics officers in several Luzerne County communities.</p><p>Officers seized 1,750 packets of heroin at the scene, which they say had a street value of $14,000.</p><p>Police also seized $10,911 in cash, a Kel-Tec 9 mm handgun with a destroyed serial number, four vehicles owned by the Powells, and a security system.</p><p>In that case, the father was charged with a felony count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, along with related misdemeanors. He was taken to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility after being unable to pay $50,000 straight cash bail.</p><p>Meanwhile, the son was hit with nine felony counts for drugs, guns and criminal use of a communication facility.</p><p>His bail was set at $300,000, and he was transported to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility when he could not pay that amount. At the time of his arrest, he was already on out bail for other heroin trafficking charges.</p><p>Both Powells have a preliminary hearing scheduled before District Judge Joseph Halesey on Wednesday.</p><style>
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<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>

Man allegedly part of father-son drug team pleads guilty on separate charges