Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta announces the arrest of James Aqib Malik Johns in connection with a drug investigation that led to the seizure of a kilogram of cocaine and two illegally possessed firearms.
On July 29, 2026, the Pennsylvania State Police, Easton Police, and the Northampton County Drug Task Force obtained a search warrant for Johns’s residence located at 130 S 12th Street in Easton, in connection with an ongoing drug-related investigation. Troopers detained Johns outside of his residence and located a kilogram of cocaine on his person. The estimated street value of the seized cocaine is approximately $30,000, with the potential to increase if divided and distributed in smaller quantities.