A county detective arrested a Zelienople couple after a confidential informant reported their alleged intention to sell heroin.

Police charged Heather Krapp and Gregory Basilone in June with drug possession with intent to deliver, conspiracy and other lesser charges.

Detective Matthew Irvin, acting under the guise of the Butler County District Attorney's Drug Task Force, was the arresting officer. Irvin is also a sergeant with the Cranberry Police Department.

“I was contacted by a confidential informant ... who reported they were in cellular communication with a male, identified as Gregory Basilone,” Irvin said in his report, “who offered to sell one gram of heroin to the CI for $250.”

The informant set up the sale and coordinated with authorities who provided him with approved funds and made sure he was clear of any contraband.

Officers found, and seized, folded papers containing “a white, powdery substance,” five cell phones, a small plastic bag also containing the white substance and a myriad of ingestion devices.

A full report will appear in the Cranberry Eagle.