Philadelphia Man Behind Bars On Heroin And Fentanyl Charges

CHESTER COUNTY—A 35-year-old Philadelphia man was convicted of selling heroin and fentanyl to an undercover detective from April 2022 until May 2022 in East Bradford Township.

A jury convicted Walter Williams of multiple counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and conspiracy for selling heroin and fentanyl to an undercover detective from April 2022 until May 2022.

The defendant was also convicted of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance after police executed a search warrant at a hotel where he was staying.

Police recovered over 106 grams of fentanyl, 46 grams of cocaine, and 1,000+ new and unused baggies, cutting agents, and narcotic packaging materials, including scales and electric mixers.

He will be sentenced at a later date.

“The defendant brought this deadly poison from Philadelphia into our county and that will never be tolerated," District Attorney Deb Ryan said. "Our community is safer now that he will no longer be trafficking drugs here."

In March of 2022, members of the Chester County Detectives Drug and Organized Crime Unit and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas began investigating allegations about a man from West Philadelphia known as “Mills” or “J,” who made drug deliveries to people in Chester County and surrounding areas.

During the investigation, police got his phone number and found the vehicle he operated during the drug deliveries.

“Mills” was later identified as the defendant, Walter Williams.

Three undercover drug purchases took place in East Bradford, Chester County between April 2022-May 2022.

On May 23, 2022, another drug transaction was agreed upon but the defendant wanted to meet in Philadelphia. Later that day, Chester County Detectives and Pennsylvania State Police Troop K Vice began watching the Hillside Motel, Glen Mills, Delaware County.

The defendant and another male were observed leaving the hotel and getting into the same vehicle used during other drug deliveries. The defendant was stopped and arrested by state police. The other person in the car was identified as a juvenile.

A search warrant was executed on the hotel room and vehicle later that night. Police found over 106 grams of raw fentanyl, approximately 46 grams of cocaine, 90 individual baggies of fentanyl, over 1,000 new and unused baggies, cutting agents, and narcotic packaging materials including scales and electric mixers.

The combined amount of fentanyl and cocaine seized from the defendant is capable of making over 5,000 doses and has a street value of over $50,000.