A Nesquehoning pair has been arrested for their involvement with drugs.

Nesquehoning Police Chief Sean Smith recently arrested Felicia C. Porter, 26, and Philip V. Pecora Jr., 35, both of 152 Coal St., after they sold Suboxone strips to a confidential informant on Aug. 4 and 5, 2014. Pecora faces additional charges after he sold an informant heroin during that same time period.According to the affidavits of probable cause, Smith received information from the informant that they could purchase Suboxone strips from Porter and Pecora. The informant said they had been texting with Porter, who told them that Pecora would sell the strips, asking how many they wanted.The informant ordered three strips or whatever Pecora could sell at $20 apiece.Porter texted, saying that "Phil will call as soon as he gets his script tomorrow."On Aug. 5, Pecora texted the informant, asking if there was still interest in the strips or if he should sell them elsewhere. The informant said yes and set up a meeting place.Later that day, the informant met with Pecora at the intersection of Mermon Avenue and Locust Street to make the purchase.Pecora sold three 8 mg Suboxone strips to the informant for $60.Before the meeting, the informant was given pre-recorded district attorney funds to use for the purchase. Following the transaction, the strips were given to Nesquehoning officer Timothy Wuttke, who retained the Suboxone as evidence.Also on Aug. 5, an informant contacted Pecora to purchase two bags of heroin for $15 apiece. A meeting was set up and Pecora sold two bags for $30. Wuttke placed the heroin into evidence.Porter was charged with criminal conspiracy-manufacture, delivery or possession with the intent to deliver, and criminal use of communication facility for her part in setting up the sale of narcotics. She was arraigned before District Judge Casimir Kosciolek on Jan. 28. Bail was set at $1,000 unsecured.Pecora was charged with three counts criminal use of communication facility; four counts unlawful manufacture, delivery or possession with the intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, and one count each criminal conspiracy-manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver; possession of controlled substance and use/possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arraigned on Jan. 30 before Kosciolek. Bail was set at $50,000 unsecured in both cases.