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Police: Lansdale Man Sold Fake Coke to Undercover Cop

Michael Jerome Aye, 25, of East Main Street, waived two felonies and three misdemeanors to Montgomery County court Tuesday in Lansdale.

A Lansdale man who allegedly sold a fake bag of cocaine to an undercover cop for $40 in a Lansdale bar and restaurant bathroom waived two felony drug charges and four misdemeanors to Montgomery County court Tuesday morning.

Michael Jerome Aye, 25, of the 400 block of East Main Street, Lansdale, aka Quadier or Q, waived the offenses in person prior to his afternoon preliminary hearing at Lansdale District Court.

Aye has been free on $50,000 unsecured bail following his arraignment before District Judge Francis Bernhardt of Conshohocken.

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Aye is charged with felony selling a non-controlled substance represented as a controlled substance, felony possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor receipt in commerce of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, according to court records.

On Feb. 12, at 3:45 p.m., police said a bartender at Montella's Sports Bar and Pub called police to report that Aye was in the bar allegedly attempting to sell drugs to patrons.

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The bartender reported that Aye had a beard, was wearing jeans, a hooded sweatshirt and a red baseball cap, according to court records. The bartender reported Aye was standing in the bar near the bathroom, according to court records.

At 3:49 p.m., plainclothes detectives from the Lansdale Street Crimes Unit (SCU) arrived at the bar, police said. SCU detectives observed Aye by the bathroom, fitting the description, police said.

Lansdale Police reported that SCU detectives had previously made controlled buys of crack cocaine allegedly from Aye in April 2012, according to the complaint.

At 3:52 p.m., an SCU detective, in an undercover capacity, entered the bathroom. Aye followed him into the bathroom, according to the complaint.

Aye allegedly told the undercover SCU detective that he had cocaine, according to the complaint. Aye allegedly pulled out two small baggies of a substance that resembled cocaine, according to the complaint.

The SCU detective agreed to purchase the cocaine for $40, using currency whose serial numbers were recorded, according to the complaint. The detective handed Aye the cash, and Aye allegedly handed him a heat-sealed bag of cocaine, according to the complaint. 

Aye then left the bathroom and exited the bar, police said. He walked east on Jenkins Avenue, where police were already waiting to take him into custody.

Police said Aye allegedly had the marked currency and another bag of cocaine on his person.

"The bags were field tested. The one he had in his possession tested positive for cocaine. The other bag which he sold to the undercover detective did not test positive," alleges the complaint.

Lansdale Police Chief Robert McDyre extended his gratitude to the staff at Montella's, describing their actions as "instrumental in the apprehension [of Aye]."

According to court records, Aye pleaded guilty in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in February 2010 to felony manufacture/delivery/possession with intent to deliver controlled substances and was sentenced 12 months at an Intermediate Punishment Program. In July 2010, a 90-day modification was made to the IPP sentence. In April 2011, Aye was given eight years' probation, according to records.

All in all, Aye has nine criminal cases in Philadelphia Municipal and Common Pleas Courts, according to court records. He has no criminal records in Montgomery County.

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