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Nesquehoning woman charged

A Nesquehoning woman was arrested Monday on a felony warrant for selling narcotics.

Elizabeth Ruckhardt, 35, of East Catawissa Street, was arraigned before District Judge Casimir Kosciolek, of Lansford, and released on unsecured bail of $25,000.Ruckhardt sold a quarter-ounce of marijuana to a police informant for $60 in February 2014, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Nesquehoning Police Chief Sean Smith.The informant told authorities that Ruckhardt had been selling pills, cocaine and marijuana in Nesquehoning.Ruckhardt is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and criminal use of a communication facility.A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 14 at 2:30 p.m.