Tamaqua Police conducted raids on two locations Thursday evening, initially taking three people into custody.

One of the suspects, Ashley Weirich, 20, of 308 Washington St., Tamaqua, was later lodged in the Schuylkill County Prison in lieu of $25,000 straight cash bail.The drug sweep began at 4:45 p.m., with officers entering Weirich's home and a house on Elm Street simultaneously. Tamaqua Police were assisted by Chief Schuylkill County Detective Dolores "Dolly" Malec and county Detective/Supervisor Kurt Montz, Rush Township Police Sgt. Duane Frederick and patrolman Adam Sinton, as well as Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Ron Kazakavage and K-9 trooper Kino.Confiscated in the searches were 3.5 pounds of various grades of marijuana, 8.5 grams of cocaine, an assault rifle and more than $1,000 in cash.Weirich was charged with possession with intent to manufacture/deliver, possession of a controlled substance and criminal use of a communications facility. Police obtained a search warrant Thursday afternoon after a confidential informant purchased $40 worth of cocaine from her.Police will be filing additional charges against Weirich in connection with two previous drug transactions. Weirich's mother, Kelly D'Allesio, who is reportedly seven months pregnant, also faces charges in Thursday's incident.