3 Pounds Of Meth Seized At Bala Cynwyd Home, Man Charged

BALA CYNWYD, PA — A Bala Cynwyd man has been accused of trafficking methamphetamine after authorities found three pounds of meth at his residence.

John Devivo, 56, of Bala Cynwyd, was charged with felony drug trafficking crimes

Montgomery and Delaware county district attorneys Kevin R. Steele and Jack Stollsteimer, along with Lower Merion and Pennsylvania State Police, announced the charged Thursday.

Devivo was taken into custody Wednesday following a warrant execution at a residence on Academy Road in Bala Cynwyd, where Devivo lived with his elderly parents and other family members.

Investigators found about three pounds of crystal methamphetamine with a street value of approximately $30,000, drug packaging materials, digital scales, and $100,000 cash in suspected drug proceeds, according to authorities.

Devivo was charged with felony possession with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

"This was a significant arrest of a major methamphetamine trafficker, and his arrest will make Montgomery County a safer place," Steele said. "We are seeing an increase in methamphetamine usage in Montgomery County and in overdose deaths caused by methamphetamine and by methamphetamine adulterated with fentanyl. The message is clear: whether it’s opioids, heroin, fentanyl or methamphetamine, don’t peddle poisons in Montgomery County."

Devivo was unable to post the $250,000 cash bail and was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 28.