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Suspected mid-level dealer arrested
Louis Francis Robinson, 51, of 607 Thompson Ave., was taken into custody Tuesday at his home after twice delivering suspected heroin to an informant over the weekend.
"He was a very significant player in the heroin market in the valley. He has been on our radar for about a month," said Ron Levi, task force director. "We believe he was a mid-level dealer supplying low-level dealers, who in turn sold the drug to the users."
Robinson is accused of selling 25 stamp bags, or a half-brick, of heroin to an informant for $225 Saturday afternoon near Fifth Street and Thompson Avenue.
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Arrangements for both sales were made by Robinson using his cellular telephone.
"He was turning a lot of bricks, which is 50 bags, selling many, many a day," Levi said. "It is significant when the same person continues to have a large quantity of heroin so readily available. He pretty much told people that he could supply any quantity."
Levi said Robinson also was making trips into Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, where they believe he was both buying and selling heroin.
"We were fortunate we were able to make undercover buys from him," Levi said. "I'm glad we were able to take him down because he was selling a lot."
Levi credited Monongahela police with providing the task force with good intelligence information about Robinson's activities. Washington County sheriff's deputies assisted in taking Robinson into custody.
Robinson was arraigned before District Judge Mark Wilson on two counts each of possession of heroin, possession with intent to deliver heroin and criminal use of a communication facility. He was placed in Washington County Jail on $100,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 25 before Wilson.
The task force also seized his 2001 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicle and several thousand dollars.
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DRUG TASK FORCE : 11/18/2009
its great to see the task force continue to take down the new dealers who replace others. keep up the great work guys and be safe
Deals : 11/18/2009
Thanks to Toprani and the Task Force for taking the garbage out of my hometown. Keep up the good work....and be safe.
Good job, men! : 11/18/2009
Thank you for your continued vigilance.
here we go again : 11/18/2009
These task force headlines and starting to sound like the old days. Mid level dealer??
If Only... : 11/18/2009
Wish they would come to Midway!! Tired of making the same phone calls to the same people and nothing being done about it!!
put them out of buisness : 11/28/2009
im glad they got this guy.but do you know what the state and fed goverment need to do.make health care free to people that are addicted to drugs most people taht are addics have no way to get treated for their sickness and if they did the drug dealers would be out of buisness. besides everyone should have healthcare. i was an addict and the only way i got off drugs was to quit my job and get welfare to give me insurnce and get treated for my addiction now i have been clean for a year and im back to work and living a normal life
