Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against 13 people following a collaborative Carbon County-based investigation targeting the distribution of illegal narcotics and related criminal activity.

The investigation focused on dismantling a network of suspected traffickers of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs in the region.

The Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation, assisted by local law enforcement partners, recently served search warrants and arrest warrants. Nine people are in custody or have made arrangements to surrender; four others are fugitives.

The defendants are charged with felony drug trafficking and related offenses.

“Drug trafficking poisons communities of every size — from major cities to the smallest towns,” Attorney General Sunday said. “This operation sends a clear message: if you bring illegal drugs and risks of violence into our neighborhoods, you will be held accountable. Working alongside our local law enforcement partners, we are removing dangerous offenders from the streets and protecting families across the Commonwealth.”

Charged are: Alfred S. “Green” Singleton Jr. of Lansford, Megan Yarnell of Lansford, Ashley Yarnell of Nesquehoning, Logan Loveless of Jim Thorpe, Joseph Hollan of Lansford, William Daniel “Tanker” Hawk Jr. of Nesquehoning, Michael Andrejco of Weissport, John Mika of Lehighton, and Trista Hosier of Weissport.

Hawk, 46, of West Marconi Avenue, Nesquehoning, was arraigned Friday by District Judge Joseph Homanko on charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and criminal use of communication facility.

He was remanded to the Carbon County Correctional Facility in Nesquehoning in lieu of $50,000.

According to court papers, a confidential informant made purchases of methamphetamine of 7.35 grams and .50 grams from Hawk from a garage on West Musmanno Street in the borough in October 2025.

Hollan, 50, of East Mountain Top Road, Summit Hill, was arraigned Friday by Jim Thorpe District Judge Eric Schantz on charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, conspiracy, criminal use of a communication facility, and loans or lending a firearm prohibited.

He was jailed in the Carbon County Correctional Facility in Nesquehoning in lieu of $40,000.

According to court papers, a confidential informant contacted Hollan about buying firearms and a bump, a small amount of methamphetamine.

Hollan met with the informant and an undercover law enforcement agent and sold .68 grams of methamphetamine for $20, court papers said.

Hollan then produced a .22-caliber rifle and a black case with a .22-caliber revolver and ammunition, court paper said. He said he wanted to fire the gun again and then shot eight times at a can 15-feet away, missing each shot, court papers said.

Hollan then wiped off the revolver and told them not to get caught with the weapon and took $200 for the guns, court papers said.

Megan Yarnell, 39, whose last known address was West Patterson Street in Lansford, was arraigned Friday on charges with conspiracy and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.

Jim Thorpe District Judge Eric Schantz set bail at $20,000, and Yarnell was remanded to the Carbon County Correctional Facility in Nesquehoning.

According to court papers, the Carbon County Drug Task Force and agents from the state Attorney General’s Office learned about a methamphetamine and fentanyl dealer in Lansford through a confidential informant.

The informant contacted the dealer about buying four bricks, or 200 packets, of fentanyl, and was directed to contact Yarnell to complete the transaction, court papers said.

The informant contacted Yarnell through a social media message and agreed to meet at Center and West Patterson streets to exchange $700 for the fentanyl.

Yarnell left her home at 212 W. Patterson St., met the informant at the intersection, walked 15 feet north on Center Street and made the exchange, which was observed by agents, court papers said.

Ashley Yarnell, 40, of Nesquehoning, was arraigned Friday by Jim Thorpe District Judge Eric Schantz on charges of conspiracy for possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and criminal use of communication facility, as well as possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. She was released after posting $20,000 bail.

According to arrest papers, Yarnell agreed to meet and sell a confidential informant working with the Carbon County Drug Task Force and the state Attorney General’s office methamphetamine for $500 via social media messaging on June 19, 2024.

The informant met Yarnell in front of her then-Lansford home at 212 W. Patterson St. and then both entered 208 W. Patterson St., court papers said. Yarnell was seen leaving the residence, and then the informant left.

The informant was picked up by investigators a short distance away. The informant turned over 29.6 grams of methamphetamine, which Yarnell had retrieved from the home, court papers said.

The informant had also been told by another person in the home to take a pit bull puppy when leaving to not appear suspicious, court papers said.

Also charged and not in custody are: Rebecca McMunnof of Lansford, Dameion Jackson of Philadelphia, Leanna Altemose of Lehighton, and Carl Christman of Lehighton.

Agents from the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Drug Strike Task Force led the investigation, with assistance of the Carbon County District Attorney’s Office, Lehighton Police Department, Nesquehoning Police Department, Lansford Police Department, Jim Thorpe Police Department, and Franklin Township Police Department.

The investigation remains ongoing.