The Attorney General's Office announced an Upper Southampton man was one of 16 people charged with being involved in a six figure cocaine and prescription drug trafficking ring.
Mangold and his mother, 61-year-old, Diane Derosa, of Montgomery County would receive prescription drugs from members of the ring and then would go sell the prescription drugs to their “customer base”.
"Operation Wayward Sons" was the name of the operation which caught on to the 16 member drug trafficking ring that had connections to New Jersey and Nevada. William Gilkin, 39, of Philadelphia was identified as the head of the drug ring.
State investigators uncovered more about the ring after months of investigative work and wire taps.
The ring sold illegally obtained prescription drugs and cocaine which was “re-rocked”. State Attorney General Tom Corbet explained, “drug dealers re-rock powder cocaine by adding cutting agents, such as B-12 or inositol, and then press it back into "rock" or solid cocaine to increase the quantity of the drug.”
The ring had sold and distributed eight pounds of cocaine which had a street value of close to $800,000.
Tom Sofield (tsofield@buxmontnews.com)
Online Editor
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| Gerald Mangold |
Gerald Mangold, 41, of McNelis Drive was charged with six counts of criminal use of a communication facility, three counts of possession with the intent to deliver cocaine, three counts of criminal conspiracy, three counts of dealing in proceeds of unlawful activity and two counts of corrupt organizations.
"Operation Wayward Sons" was the name of the operation which caught on to the 16 member drug trafficking ring that had connections to New Jersey and Nevada. William Gilkin, 39, of Philadelphia was identified as the head of the drug ring.
State investigators uncovered more about the ring after months of investigative work and wire taps.
The ring sold illegally obtained prescription drugs and cocaine which was “re-rocked”. State Attorney General Tom Corbet explained, “drug dealers re-rock powder cocaine by adding cutting agents, such as B-12 or inositol, and then press it back into "rock" or solid cocaine to increase the quantity of the drug.”
The ring had sold and distributed eight pounds of cocaine which had a street value of close to $800,000.
Tom Sofield (tsofield@buxmontnews.com)
Online Editor
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