Churchville Man Caught in Major Meth Operation
“Operation Blowout” caught 27 suspects—including one from Churchville—allegedly linked to a crystal methamphetamine ring that stretched from Mexico and Texas into Pennsylvania.
A four-year undercover investigation has resulted in the indictments of 27 people suspected of links to a crystal methamphetamine trafficking operation that stretched from Mexico and Texas and took root in Bucks, Montgomery, Berks, Lehigh and Tioga counties. Officials believe that the large network is responsible for the distribution of more than $3.5 million worth of crystal meth in southeastern and northern Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Evidence obtained through undercover drug buys, wiretaps and other court-authorized surveillance was presented to a grand jury in 2011, which came back in Sept. 2012 with multiple criminal charges for each suspect. John D. Taylor, 53, of Churchville, was one of …
