A grand jury investigation resulted in the arrests and arraignments of six people yesterday, as part of what the Attorney General's Office has called the "largest heroin operation that we have ever seen in Centre County."

"In the years of 2003 and 2004 based on testimony, we estimated it was $1 million worth of heroin and a half a million dollars in cocaine, in street price," Senior Deputy Attorney General Michael Madeira said.

Among those arrested and arraigned were Kenyon Ebeling, 36, of 795 Ashworth Lane, Boalsburg; Shauna Foss, 25, of 118 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall; Michelle Sopp, 20, of 1400 Martin St.; Nicholas Oswald, 25, of 3130 Sheffield Drive; Trista Shope of 664 Southgate Drive; and Joseph McGlaughlin, 36, of 1632 Birchcourt St.

Taji Lee, 24, of Newark, N.J., who is currently being held on $1 million bail in Centre County Prison for other drug violations, is now being held on an additional $500,000 for new charges related to yesterday's arrests.

Jenna Reeves, 54, of 908 Kay Street, Boalsburg, was in the hospital and will be charged with one count of drug delivery and one count of conspiracy, Madeira said.

Bradley Arzner, 25, of 911 W. Aaron Drive, is a fugitive wanted in connection with the drug charges, including seven counts of possession with intent to deliver the drugs, Madeira said.

Madeira said the grand jury investigation provided a broad view of the criminal activities because officials can take testimony from past events.

"We have the best of both worlds," he said. "The grand jury lets us look at the historical case, the case over time [and] the undercover investigation lets us put drugs on the table and say, 'This is what he was dealing.' "

The grand jury allows for investigators to subpoena witnesses and documents and gain important testimony for evidence, Madeira said.

Madeira said different drug offenses can "stack up" and create longer mandatory minimum sentences.

"The court has the ability to stack up multiple [drug] deliveries and sentence Lee to a longer term," he said.

Lee was charged with nine counts of possession with intent to deliver, one count of conspiracy, one count of money laundering, four counts of criminal use of a communication facility and one count of drug delivery resulting in death, according to court documents.

According to a police press release, Ebeling is charged with six counts of possession with intent to deliver, one count of conspiracy, money laundering and criminal use of a communications facility. Foss is charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver, one count of conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility. Sopp is charged with one count of drug delivery, conspiracy and criminal use of a communications facility. Oswald is charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver and one count of conspiracy. Shope is charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy. McGlaughlin is charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver and one count of conspiracy.

Fosse, Shope and McGlaughlin were committed to Centre County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail each. Oswald, Sopp and Ebeling were released on $100,000 bail each.

Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar said heroin and cocaine are problems that have been increasing throughout Pennsylvania.

"This was investigated by a statewide grand jury and as a result, drug charges being filed," he said. "It's a significant victory for combined law enforcement to deal with the drug problem."

Gricar said the Centre County Drug Task Force provided the initial information and as the investigation progressed, the Attorney General's Office began to investigate.

The investigation began in late 2004, after the grand jury received reports of Lee distributing heroin and cocaine in Centre County, according to court documents.

Preliminary hearings are scheduled for Wednesday.