Wilmerding man facing drug charges after police sting in North Huntingdon
A Wilmerding man is behind bars after police said he sold an undercover officer five bricks of heroin/fentanyl Tuesday in North Huntingdon.
Township police said Quadrikis A. Phillips-Turner, 30, exchanged the drugs for $940 at a Mills Drive location. He is charged with criminal use of a communication facility and drug offenses.
The undercover officer conversed with Phillips-Turner by text message and phone calls to set up the meeting, according to court papers. Police said they converged on the SUV in which he was a passenger after the noon exchange and took him into custody.
Five bricks equals about 250 stamp bags.
Police said they confiscated $350 in addition to the buy money. At Phillips-Turner’s home, authorities reported in court papers finding 75 stamp bags of heroin/fentanyl and crack cocaine.
Phillips-Turner was being held at the Westmoreland County Prison on $250,000 bail. He did not have an attorney listed in online court records. A Feb. 23 preliminary hearing is set.
He is serving 10 years on probation on two Allegheny County drug cases, including one in which he was accused of leading police on a chase, according to court records. Those charges stemmed from incidents in February 2019 and January 2020.
Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been working at the Trib since 2005. She can be reached at rsignorini@triblive.com.
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