Two brothers from Allentown, Jefran Canales-Tapia, 40, and Jeffrey Canales-Tapia, 37, are awaiting arraignment on drug distribution charges following the execution of search warrants at their respective homes in Allentown on Thursday.

Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca reported today the “bust” of the large-scale drug distribution network the brothers had operated.

operated by two brothers.

Officials said both men were at their residences when the search warrants were executed with the assistance of the city’s Emergency Response Team and the Lehigh County Warrant Service Team.

Jefran Canales-Tapia, who lives on the 1100 block of E. Tremont St., will be charged with possession with intent to deliver (cocaine); criminal conspiracy to possession with intent to deliver (cocaine) and simple possession of cocaine.

Jeffrey Canales-Tapia, who lives on the 700 block of W. Emaus Ave., will be charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver (cocaine and marijuana); criminal conspiracy to possession with intent to deliver (cocaine); two counts of simple possession (cocaine and marijuana) and possession of a small amount of marijuana.

Police said the search recovered 9 kilos of cocaine from the East Tremont Street home, having an estimated street value in excess of $500,000; and a large amount of cash and a half-pound of marijuana at the West Emaus Avenue home.

This investigation included the efforts of officers from both the Allentown Police Vice Unit and the Lehigh County Drug Task Force and was supported with funding from the Liberty Mid-Atlantic High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) initiative, Holihan said.