Philly Dealer With Berks County Ties Had More Than $8 Million In Fentanyl: DA

A Philadelphia man is accused of selling fentanyl and heroin in Berks County, the District Attorney's Office said Wednesday, May 1.

Ramon Alberto Jimenez-Merejildo was arrested on Perkiomen Avenue in Exeter on Tuesday, April 30, according to prosecutors.

Authorities said Jimenez-Merejildo was selling fentanyl in Philadelphia and also "transporting large amounts" to Berks for distribution. Police made several controlled buys from Jimenez-Merejildo during the two-month investigation, the DA's Office said.

During a search of Jimenez-Merejildo's residence at 7105 Brous Avenue in Philadelphia's Mayfair neighborhood, prosecutors said DEA agents found:

• 257 bricks of Fentanyl/Heroin =(or 12,870 "packets")
• $3,407 in U.S. Currency
• 200 grams of bulk fentanyl
• A digital Scale

At a second property in Philly, agents said they found:

• 16,700 packets of fentanyl/heroin (501 grams)
• 11.5 kilograms of bulk fentanyl/heroin (11,500 grams)
• packaging materials and paraphernalia

Authorities said the combined street value of the drugs was over $8 million.

Jimenez-Merejildo's bail was set at $600,000 and the investigation is ongoing, the DA's Office added.