Investigators in Bucks County have dismantled a drug ring they say was distributing as much as 20 pounds of methamphetamine throughout the region each week, earning nearly a million dollars in profits at a time.

The drug “empire," as District Attorney Matt Weintraub called it, was allegedly run by William “Beetle” Jefferson, 57, who was charged late Thursday with racketeering, conspiracy, and felony drug charges.

“They certainly were a scourge in Bucks County,” Weintraub said Friday. “They weaved a poisonous web all across our county.”

Jefferson remained jailed on $200,000 bail. It was unclear Friday if he had retained an attorney.

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