Wilkes-Barre Barber Shop Alleged Hub Of Drug Trafficking

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WILKES-BARRE — Undercover drug agents believe Ramon Colon was providing more than haircuts from The Master Barber Shop on Hazle Avenue.

Billed as the “The Best Cut in Town,” the barbershop that opened within the last year was “the hub” of a major cocaine and marijuana trafficking organization, said state Deputy Attorney General Tim Doherty.

Colon, 26, and his wife, Alexandra Mateo, 21, of Mayflower Crossing, Wilkes-Barre, were described by Doherty as the alleged ring leaders that peddled hundreds of pounds of marijuana and several kilos of cocaine from New York City to Luzerne County for the last eight months.

About 15 drug agents armed with assault rifles and wearing bulletproof armor served search warrants early Thursday morning at the barbershop and across the street at Idley’s Furniture Store. The apartment of Colon and Mateo at Mayflower Crossing on South Empire Street was searched, as was a residence on Coplay Place in Mountain Top.

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UPDATE: Undercover Agents Raid 2 Wilkes-Barre Businesses

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WILKES-BARRE — Undercover drug agents with the state Office of the Attorney General, city police and Luzerne County detectives searched Idley’s Furniture and the Master Barber Shop on Hazle Avenue just after 8 a.m. today.

The two businesses are located across the street from each other.  About 15 undercover drug agents and 10 officers and detectives are at the scene, including the Kingston Police Department’s Canine Unit that is trained in drug detection.

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