A Blairsville man yesterday was ordered to serve time in state prison for two different drug-related cases.
Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi announced in a news release that 34-year-old Allan Burnheimer will serve four to ten years in state prison for selling drugs in Indiana County for two separate cases. In April of 2021, the Indiana County Drug Task Force conducted an investigation that revealed that he was going through Indiana County with a large amount of drugs. When police pulled him over, officers found that he had 50 bricks of heroin with him. The other incident happened in June of last year. State police were contacted about some suspicious activity in the Blairsville area, and police once again found Burnheimer in possession of a large amount of heroin and fentanyl.
Manzi was quick to credit those in the community who notified police about what was going on, and the quick work of police in apprehending him. In an interview on Indiana in the Morning yesterday prior to this announcement, Manzi said that the work being done by several agencies is sending a message to drug dealers that Indiana County is not a good place to do their work.
Anyone with information on potential drug dealing call the state police tip line at 1-877-PA-NO-DRUGS, the DA’s office tipline at 724-471-7777 or the local police department. Tips can also be submitted online at Indiana.crimewatchpa.com
