Federal postal workers and local narcotics investigators just prevented what could have been a serious drug distribution operation in Warren. On Tuesday, May 19th, the Warren County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 109 Beaty St. after intercepting a Priority Mail package headed to the residence—a package that would turn out to be packed with trouble.

Here’s how it unfolded: postal workers flagged the suspicious parcel addressed to Kevin Campbell, and once investigators obtained a federal search warrant, they cracked it open and found two plastic bags containing suspected crystal methamphetamine. We’re talking nearly 1 pound total—approximately 4 ounces in each bag. That’s the kind of quantity that signals intent to distribute, not personal use.

Authorities then executed what’s known as a controlled delivery: they let the package go through to the address as if nothing had happened. When Campbell accepted it, that’s when officers moved in. What happened next is equally telling. Investigators found messages on Campbell’s phone to someone listed as Mike Fitzy—a reference to Michael Fitzgerald, who was apparently expected to pick up the package. Sure enough, Fitzgerald showed up at the residence and was taken into custody without incident.

Michael Fitzgerald, 48, now faces serious felony charges: manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, plus criminal use of a communication facility. His bail was set at $250,000.00, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 17th at 10:00 AM before Magisterial District Judge Raymond Zydonik.

The case is a reminder of how the mail system—for all its convenience—remains a vector for drug trafficking. It’s also a textbook example of how coordinated law enforcement, including the postal service, can intercept these operations before they hit the streets. For Warren County residents, it’s one less pound of meth circulating in the community.