Second suspect arrested in drug-dealing case
A second suspect in an alleged Towamencin drug-dealing operation has been arrested.
Luke Porretti, 20, of the 2200 block of Hedgewood Road, has been charged with 15 criminal counts — including multiple felony counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and conspiracy — for allegedly dealing marijuana, MDMA (also known as “Molly”), Xanax and other drugs.
Authorities said in a criminal complaint that the
charges stem from an investigation during which Porretti’s former residence on the 800 block of Continental Drive was raided, and police found in Porretti’s bedroom
THC oil, marijuana, twodozen alprazolam pills (the active ingredient in Xanax), a digital scale, various drug packaging materials, drug paraphernalia, brass knuckles, a ledger with evidence of drug sales and a wallet containing fake identification and more than $1,000 in cash, including currency
used during controlled buys conducted during the investigation, court documents indicate.
Detectives said they also discovered a safe belonging to Porretti that, when opened, was found to contain more than 700 alprazolam and Xanax pills, 178 Molly capsules and two
heat-sealed bags filled with more Molly, 62 tabs of LSD and two baby bottles containing a purple substance later confirmed by a lab as levomethorphan, an illegal opioid analgesic.
A search of Porretti’s car yielded two pills in a bag under the driver’s seat that were later determined via
lab analysis to contain fentanyl, according to court documents.
Porretti and his already arrested alleged co-conspirator, 20-year-old Colin Pisut, provided written consent for searches of their cellphones, which turned up “both clear and obscure text messages” between the pair
regarding illegal drug sales, as well as “obvious text messages” between the two suspects and various customers about drug sales, court documents indicate.
Both men are free on $50,000 unsecured bail while awaiting preliminary hearings in district court later this month.