![East Wenatchee Man Charged With Intent To Deal “Gray Death”](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2019/03/Douglas-County-Courthouse-1-e1553714173143.jpg?w=980&q=75)
East Wenatchee Man Charged With Intent To Deal “Gray Death”
A 36-year-old East Wenatchee man is charged with drug dealing after being found with a large quantity of what Officers say was a highly lethal drug.
Derek William Bianchi was charged late Wednesday after being arrested by East Wenatchee Police Sunday afternoon.
Officers pulled Bianchi over for driving with a suspended license and say a search of his pickup truck turned up 800 Fentanyl pills, 50 grams of methamphetamine, and nearly two ounces of what's known as Gray Death.
Gray Death" is the street name for what medical experts say is a combination of powerful and dangerous drugs - Fentanyl, Heroin, and other synthetic drugs.
It first appeared in 2017 in the south before spreading to Ohio and Pennsylvania and eventually elsewhere. A high number of deaths have been reported from various concoctions of Gray Death.
Douglas County Superior Court Judge Brian Huber set Bianchi's bail at $25,000.
He’s currently in Chelan County jail. He's charged with four counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Manufacture or Deliver and one count of Driving with a Suspended License.
He could be arraigned as early as next Thursday.
Introducing 5 New K-9 Teams for the Washington State Patrol
More From NewsRadio 560 KPQ
![East Wenatchee Using List Of Similar Cities For Union Contracts](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2019/08/East-Wenatchee-Sign-082919-e1567120856349.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Cashmere Man Accused of Two Week Forgery, Indentity Theft Spree](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2023/08/attachment-ChelanCountyJail.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Road Improvements Coming To 3rd St NE By Eastmont High School](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/07/attachment-3rd-St-NE-by-Eastmont-High-School-Standing-Water-on-southern-portion-Google-Earth.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![East Wenatchee To Include Link Bus Stops In Sidewalk Projects](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/07/attachment-Area-of-5th-St-NE-inEast-Wenatchee-where-sidewalks-and-bus-stops-will-be-constructed-Google-Earth.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![East Wenatchee Bans Possession Or Use Of Exotic And Wild Animals](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/01/attachment-JordanCircusTiger.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Pipe Break Causing Irrigation Outage In East Wenatchee Area](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/07/attachment-Upper-Columbia-Irrigation-District-Google-Earth.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Annual Crimes Reports Reveals Downward Trend For NCW](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/07/attachment-CrimeStatsGraphic.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New Era As Reinfeld Is Sworn In To Be New Wenatchee Police Chief](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/07/attachment-Edgar-Reinfeld-being-sworn-in-as-Wenatchee-Police-Chief-7-11-24.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Traffic Safety Emphasis in Wenatchee Results in 37 Citations](http://townsquare.media/site/1134/files/2024/07/attachment-Image-of-traffic-safety-emphasis-at-Ninth-St.-and-N.-Chelan-Ave.-from-Wenatchee-Police.jpg?w=980&q=75)