Two Coaldale residents face drug charges after a Lansford incident in May.

George Becker III, 56, of 411 E. Ridge St., Coaldale, and Leslie McDonald, 55, of 236 East St., Coaldale, face charges from an incident on the 300 block of West Bertsch Street.Becker is charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a misbranded controlled substance, and traffic violations.McDonald is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a misbranded controlled substance.According to a criminal complaint filed by Lansford patrolman Jason A. Helmer, here's what happened:At about 1 a.m. May 1, Helmer and patrolman Joshua Tom were driving west on west Bertsch Street when they saw a white work van without taillights.They pulled the van over and spoke with the driver, Becker. The van also had an expired inspection sticker.Helmer noticed a clear plastic sandwich bag containing syringes sticking out of Becker's shirt pocket. The officers seized the bag, which held two syringes and several cotton swabs.Becker agreed to get out of the van and told Helmer he had prescription pill bottles in his pants pocket. One of the unlabeled bottles held 41 round blue pills stamped "COR 132," which Becker said were antibiotics. Testing revealed them to be amphetamine/dextroamphetamine, a controlled substance.Becker said he had found the bag with the syringes in a property he owns, and said he should have gotten rid of them. He was arrested and given his Miranda warnings. After being taken to the police station, he asked for a lawyer.Becker's passenger, McDonald, had empty semi-transparent wax packets commonly used to package heroin, along with related paraphernalia including metal spoons, hypodermic needles and cotton swabs, in her purse, which she agreed to let police search.Helmer noticed track marks on McDonald's right hand as he cuffed her. He asked about them, and she denied using heroin.As he searched her wallet, McDonald told him she would "save him the trouble" and told him where more drug paraphernalia was stored, and that she had pain pills with her. They were prescribed for back pain, she said. The pills were not in a pill bottle.Taken to the police station and given her Miranda warnings, McDonald admitted the items were hers.