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$35,000 worth of drugs, guns seized from home in Alfred, police say

$35,000 worth of drugs, guns seized from home in Alfred, police say

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Authorities say they have seized more than $35,000 worth of drugs and guns from a home in Alfred.

According to the York County Sheriff’s office, 44-year-old Robert Court and 40-year-old Jennifer Chick were each charged with three counts of class A aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs.

The Portland Press Herald reports that deputies and DEA agents say they searched their home on Jordan Springs Rd. last month and seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, oxycodone and guns.

Police say they returned to the home to serve arrest warrants for Court and Chick on Tuesday and located additional guns and drugs.

All told, drug agents say they seized over 125 grams of fentanyl, 54 grams of psilocybin mushrooms and other drugs, as well as five guns and $875 in suspected drug proceeds.

Court and chick were being held Wednesday morning in York County Jail on $60,000 bail.

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