Two members of a million-dollar Lehigh Valley meth ring were sent to state prison today. Four others in the case previously pleaded guilty to their involvement.
View full sizeWilliam Lavenburg, of Wind Gap, left, and Edward Pope, of Easton. Two members of a million-dollar Lehigh Valley meth ring were sent to state prison today.
Northampton County Judge Michael Koury sentenced William Lavenburg, of Wind Gap, to three to six years in state prison followed by four years of probation. Lavenburg’s co-defendant, Edward Pope, of Easton, will spend four to 10 years in state prison.
Authorities said Lavenburg and Pope were two of six men who ran a crystal methamphetamine ring that could move a pound of meth for $90,000 each week in Northampton and Lehigh Counties.
Authorities say they watched the ring for 14 months starting in August 2011, leading to six arrests in October.
Also charged were Anthony “Skinny” Serratore, of Bethlehem; Johnny “Amigo” Constanza, of Allentown; Michael Corby, 43, of Wind Gap; and Robert Thornton Jr., 28, of Bethlehem. All have since pleaded guilty to their involvement.