Six defendants in pending drug-related cases entered guilty pleas in Carbon County court on Tuesday.

Judge Joseph J. Matika accepted the pleas from the following:Sells to CIRobert Charles Saville Jr., 38, of Lehighton, entered pleas in two pending cases to one count each of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.He was arrested on the possession with intent count on Sept. 26, 2013, by agents of the state Attorney General's office after he sold hydrocodone pills to a confidential informant, in the 500 block of West Bertsch Street, in Lansford.He was arrested on the second count for an incident on March 1 in the area of 214 Market St., Nesquehoning, by borough police.Matika deferred sentencing and ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report.Heroin possessionJordan W. Hughes, 27, of Lansford, pleaded to one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance-heroin.Hughes was arrested after agents of the state AG office served a search warrant at his residence at 250 W. Ridge St., Lansford. Hughes was found to have five bags of heroin plus $533 in cash and other drug items. He admitted dealing drugs and was averaging 15 bags of heroin sales per week.Hughes said he was a heroin addict and was selling to support his habit.Matika sentenced him to serve three to one day less 24 months in the county prison with credit for 55 days already served. He was also ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance imposed on D&A use, and render 100 hours of community service when released on parole.Mary Louise Meixell-Moyer, 59, of Lansford, pleaded to one count of possession of a controlled substance.She was arrested on July 11, 2013, by Nesquehoning police for an incident at the county prison.Police were called to the prison after corrections officers noticed several female inmates acting strangely. It was determined they had consumed controlled substances.Matika placed her on probation for a year consecutive to a sentence she is currently serving for access device fraud. Matika imposed zero tolerance for D&A use and ordered her to render 50 hours of community service.Nikki Rehrig, 20, of Tamaqua, formerly of Lansford, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was arrested on Dec. 21, 2013, in the area of 265 E. Bertsch St., by Lansford police. Police were called to the area for a report of an unwanted person. Rehrig was the person in question and when arrested the paraphernalia was found.Matika placed her on probation for six months and ordered she render 25 hours of community service.Ruben Rodriguez, 19, of Patterson, New Jersey, pleaded to one count of possession of a small amount of marijuana. He was arrested on Jan. 14, 2013, by state police at Fern Ridge following a vehicle stop along Interstate 80 in Kidder Township.Matika imposed a fine of $300.Frederick Daquawn King, 43, of Shenandoah, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on Sept. 21, 2012, by agents of the AG office for the sale of cocaine in the 500 block of West Bertsch Street, Lansford. In a plea bargain with the district attorney's office, a possession charge was dropped.Matika placed him on probation for a year current with a probation term he is serving in Schuylkill County. He was also ordered to render 25 hours of community service, and zero tolerance imposed on D&A use.Each defendant sentenced must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.