11/8/16
by News Department on 11/08/16Erik Feliz placed in special prison program...
One of 11 defendants arrested in a drug trafficking ring labeled “Operation 93 Pipeline” was placed in a special state prison program recently after previously pleading guilty to drug charges.
23 year old Erik Feliz, of Hazleton, was placed in the state Intermediate Punishment Program for two years by Carbon County Judge Steven R. Serfass.
The program is for defendants with addiction problems. The state Attorney General’s office, along with the Carbon County Drug Task Force, accused the 11 for their part in a drug trafficking operation allegedly responsible for distributing $1.5 million worth of heroin in Carbon County over a four-month period. The time frame for the operation was December 2014 to March 2015.
Others charged in the sting were from Carbon, Luzerne, Columbia and Bucks Counties.
