State police have charged a Strongstown man with manufacturing methamphetamine and dumping the chemical waste and paraphernalia at five locations in rural Indiana County between 2019 and this past summer.
38-year-old David R. Burk was charged September 7th with five felonies and three misdemeanors. Felony charges include depositing, storing, and disposal of chemical waste; possessing phenylpropanolamine or a precursor substance with intent to unlawfully manufacture; manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver or manufacture; and causing a catastrophe.
Burk was arraigned on Thursday of last week before District Judge Susanne Steffee and released on $500 unsecured bond, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for October 18th.
Starting November 22nd of 2019, state troopers discovered dump sites with large amounts of meth materials twice along Stewart Hollow Road and once along Lower Laurel Road, both in Buffington Township, and along Spruce Grove Road in Cherryhill Township. Police were able to trace a receipt for Sudafed found within a dump site to the Burrell Township Walmart. Store records and the National Precursor Log Exchange helped them to identify Burk as a suspect.
