North Huntingdon police say traffic stop yielded same drug linked to overdoses

North Huntingdon police report that during a traffic stop this week they discovered stamp bags of drugs that have been linked to numerous overdoses and deaths in the area.

Police arrested Moziah Sharron Harris, 29, of Jeannette after discovering 246 stamp bags — 11 of which had the specific “Chucky” marking, according to court documents. Harris is charged with drug offenses, tampering with evidence and resisting arrest.

Westmoreland County Coroner Ken Bacha said his office has seen a couple of deaths connected to that stamp bag in the last month or so. His office has gotten calls from the state attorney general’s office and the Drug Enforcement Administration in relation to that particular stamp.

“It’s obviously on other law enforcement’s radar, too,” he said.

North Huntingdon police were monitoring traffic just before 10 p.m. Monday when an officer spotted a car on Lincoln Way with dark window tinting, according to court papers. The officer followed the car onto Route 30 east and pulled it over after clocking it above the 40 mph speed limit.

When Harris, the backseat passenger, got out of the car, police said heroin packets dropped onto the ground. Investigators found more stamp bags next to where Harris was sitting, according to court papers.

Of the 11 “Chucky” bags, one was found in a wad of cash inside his pocket. Police said that bag contained suspected fentanyl, a powerful opioid that has been the top contributor to drug overdose deaths in the county since 2016. In addition to the drugs, police said they seized $305 and a cell phone from Harris.

The driver and a second passenger have not been charged.

Harris is being held at the Westmoreland County Prison on $100,000 bond. A Feb. 3 preliminary hearing is set. He did not have an attorney listed in online court records.

Harris is awaiting trial in Westmoreland County on two cases filed by Greensburg police. He is charged with tampering with evidence and a drug offense in a February incident and drug charges and driving without a valid license in connection with a May incident, according to online court records.