5 arrested in drug raid in SW Phila.

Originally Published in the Philadelphia Daily News Thursday October 1, 2009.

By CHRISTINE OLLEY olleyc@phillynews.com 215-854-5184

Five men were arrested yesterday on drug offenses, including one who was charged in connection with the robbery of a deliveryman at an Upper Darby pharmacy, Philadelphia police said.
Antonio Martin, 30, of Lindbergh Boulevard near 80th Street; Curtis Brown 29, of Millick Street near Elmwood Avenue; Jamar Johnson, 25, of Windsor Avenue near 58th Street; John Curley, 40, of Osage Avenue near 46th Street; and Salim Shabazz, 39, of Whitby Avenue near 57th Street, were charged with possession with intent to deliver, conspiracy, assault and related charges.
Acting on a tip, police set up surveillance Friday on a house on Buist Avenue near 75th Street in Southwest Philadelphia and executed a warrant shortly after 5 p.m., said Capt. Debra Frazier of the Narcotics Field Unit.
All five suspects were arrested in the house and officers seized about $35,000 worth of drugs, including marijuana, codeine syrup and prescription pills, Frazier said. Police also found about $3,900 in cash and eight counterfeit $10 bills, he said.
The pills were stolen earlier that day from a delivery truck destined for the Upper Darby Pharmacy on Long Lane, said Upper Darby Superintendent Mi-chael Chitwood. Shabazz allegedly was involved in the truck robbery and faces additional charges, Chitwood said.