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The Altoona Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit and agents from the Attorney General’s BNI Unit conducted surveillance in the city, while the APD’s K-9 Unit conducted vehicle stops requested by surveillance units, police reported on their Facebook page.

When police conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation, it was discovered that the inmates, Miranda Confer, 30, and Christopher Bennett, 33, had active warrants.

The two were taken into custody and searched until they were arrested. At Confer, police found a cylinder with white residue inside.

K9 Blue then gave a positive alarm for the presence of narcotics while sniffing the vehicle outside, police reported.

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The vehicle was impounded and a search warrant was prepared and executed for the vehicle on Wednesday.

The search uncovered 364 grams of crystal methamphetamine valued at $36,400; 4.5 grams of heroin valued at $2,500; 1 gram of fentanyl valued at $500, $1,017 in cash, a digital scale and various drug paraphernalia.

Confer is charged with three felony counts of possession with intent to deliver, as well as misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and a summary traffic violation.

Bennett is charged with three felony counts of possession with intent to deliver, as well as misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

They were booked into the Blair County Jail and failed to post $100,000 bail. Their preliminary hearings are scheduled for May 22 before District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio.