Two brothers from Allentown are accused of operating a “large-scale drug distribution network,” the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

Police arrested both suspects Thursday at their Lehigh County homes, according to the release: Jefran Canales-Tapia, 40, lives in the 1100 block of East Tremont Street, and 37-year-old Jeffrey Canales-Tapia lives in the 700 block of West Emaus Avenue.

The Allentown Police Department Emergency Response Team and Lehigh County Warrant Service Team apprehended the pair while serving search warrants, District Attorney Gavin Holihan’s office said.

Items recovered during the search included nine kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $500,000, from the East Tremont Street home, the release states. From the

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