Crime & Safety
Nazareth Man a No-Show for Hearing on Drug Charges
A bench warrant was issued for Hardeep Minhas, 28, of Nazareth after he failed to appear for his preliminary hearing.
A bench warrant was issued today for Hardeep Minhas of Nazareth after he failed to appear for his preliminary hearing in front of , according to court records.
Minhas, 28, is of synthetic marijuana to a confidential informant out of the Sunoco gas station in Lower Nazareth Township.
According to , the confidential informant was working with the Northampton County Drug Task Force on Jan. 28 when Minhas sold the informant a bottle of Wicked X Potpourri and a bottle of Cherry Bomb Potpourri.
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Both of the bottles contained the synthetic cannabinoid AM-2201, a schedule one controlled substance, according to police.
An arrest warrant was obtained for Minhas, of 4 Belvidere St., Apt. 6.
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He was arraigned before on March 19 and charged with two felony counts of possession with intent to deliver and one count of possession of a controlled substance.
He was released on $7,500 unsecured bail, according to court records.
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