Several defendants entered guilty pleas on Thursday in the county court before Judge Steven R. Serfass.

Brianna Maureen Becker, 30, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of criminal conspiracy - possession of a controlled substance.She admitted her part of a controlled buy set up by the county drug task force that occurred on Aug. 30, 2016, at Mahoning and Seventh streets in Lehighton. There is a co-defendant in the case.Becker, currently an inmate in the county prison on the charges, was sentenced to time served (138 days) to one day less 24 months and ordered to supply a DNA sample, zero tolerance for drug and alcohol use and render 150 hours of community service. The parole period will be followed by one year of probation.Dale Allen Fink, 29, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on Oct. 16, 2016, by Lehighton police in the area of300 North First Street.He is currently an inmate in the county prison serving a one-year term for drunken driving.Serfass placed him on probation for a year concurrent with the DUI charge and ordered he render 50 hours of community service when paroled.Jason M. Wermuth, 30, of Kunkletown, pleaded to one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on Dec. 13, 2016, by Jim Thorpe police at the courthouse where he was found to have crystal methamphetamine. A count of possession of a controlled substance was dropped in a plea bargain with the district attorney's office.Serfass placed him on probation for a year and ordered he get a drug and alcohol evaluation and render 50 hours of community service.Alexander Kevin Dreher, 28, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of possession of a controlled substance. He was arrested on Sept. 23, 2016, in the 200 block of South Seventh Street by Lehighton police, following a vehicle stop. He is currently an inmate in the county prison.Serfass sentenced him to serve one to one day less 24 months in prison, get a drug and alcohol evaluation and render 100 hours of community service.He was given credit for 42 days spent in prison on the charge and paroled.Each defendant must also pay court costs of about $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.