05/02/2026
🚨 THREE CHARGED WITH CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS- MULTI-COUNTY DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION DISMANTLED 🚨
A drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing narcotics into the City of Scranton has been dismantled following a coordinated, multi-agency investigation.
The defendants charged are:
▪️ Antoine Jamar McBride
▪️ Marquis C. McBride
▪️ Denise Lateesh Raymond
Each is charged with Corrupt Organizations, along with multiple felony offenses including Possession with Intent to Deliver and Criminal Conspiracy.
The investigation revealed that Antoine McBride was selling narcotics in the City of Scranton while residing in Pocono Country Place in Monroe County, where a stash house was used to store bulk quantities of drugs, cash, and fi****ms.
Through surveillance, controlled purchases, and investigative work, the Narcotics Unit of the Lackawanna County DA’s Office and Pennsylvania State Police Troop R Vice Unit developed probable cause and executed multiple search warrants at properties in both Lackawanna and Monroe Counties, uncovering a coordinated operation that utilized runners, vehicles, and communication networks to move drugs into our community.
As a result of these searches, law enforcement seized:
▪️ Approximately 1 kilogram of co***ne
▪️ 179 grams of crack co***ne packaged for sale
▪️ Approximately 2 pounds of ma*****na
▪️ Over $35,000 in drug proceeds
▪️ Two fi****ms
▪️ Two Vehicles used in the operation, including a BMW and Porsche
This case was built on outstanding collaboration. Special thanks to:
* Pennsylvania State Police Troop R Vice Unit
* Lackawanna County DA’s Narcotics Unit
* Troop N Vice Unit
* Bureau of Criminal Investigations
* PSP SERT Team and
* Monroe County District Attorney's Office
If you build your business on drugs and violence in Lackawanna County, we will dismantle it and take every dollar, every gun, and every asset that comes with it.
This is what coordinated law enforcement looks like. It is another reminder that our agencies are out there every single day and night working together to protect the people of Lackawanna County!
