Heroin Dealer Arrested After High-Speed Chase In Bucks: Police

MORRISVILLE, PA — A New Jersey man who was dealing heroin in Bucks County struck a DEA officer this week during a high-speed chase, during which he also dumped a huge batch of the drug, according to police.

Daevon Bell, 26, of Hamilton Township, N.J., is charged with possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey announced. He was arrested by special agents from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday.

According to the U.S. Attorney's office, Bell was dealing heroin in Trenton and the surrounding area. Based on a tip, officers followed him from Trenton to Morrisville on Tuesday.

There, federal prosecutors say, he drove to an apartment complex, got a bag out of the trunk of his vehicle and went inside. A short time later, he came out holding another bag and got into the vehicle, they said.

Police approached Bell and he tried to drive away, striking a DEA agent and another occupied law enforcement vehicle, prosecutors say. They say he tossed the bag and then led officers on a high-speed chase into New Jersey, where he was captured in Lawrenceville.

Officers recovered about 150 bricks of what they believe to be heroin, according to prosecutors. A brick typically is made up of 50 doses of heroin.

The charge of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin carries a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine.

The case was investigated as part of a multi-agency initiative based in Mercer County, N.J. DEA agents, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office, Trenton Police, Mercer County prosecutors and other agencies were involved in the investigation and arrest.