Ask for a Ben Roethlisberger jersey, get 7 grams of cocaine.

Ask for Michael Jordan's "second jersey," get 4 1/2 grams.

These and dozens of other code phrases helped a drug ring based in Monroeville and Sharpsburg net $2.2 million over the last year, Attorney General Tom Corbett said yesterday.

At a news conference in Monroeville, Mr. Corbett announced that 13 people were facing charges after an investigation by his office and a dozen other law enforcement agencies.

The attorney general identified the highest-ranking trafficker in the group as Julius Lamar Robinson, 29, who is accused of selling cocaine and preparing crack cocaine, often at the Fox Hill apartment complex in Monroeville where he lived for several years.

"Robinson was in the business of keeping customers supplied and addicted, and he taught his associates to effectively accomplish that," Mr. Corbett said.

He said Mr. Robinson and one of his top deputies, 23-year-old Antonio "Bones" Henderson of Sharpsburg, have identified themselves as members of the Race Street Crips, which the attorney general described as a "violent" gang based in Homewood.

Police were still searching for Mr. Henderson yesterday, while Mr. Robinson faces charges of corrupt organizations, criminal conspiracy and eight counts of delivering cocaine, among other charges.

At least six other people are already in custody.

The attorney general's office launched an investigation into the alleged drug dealing at the start of the year, working with local, state and federal agencies, including Pittsburgh police and the FBI. In June, investigators received court permission to place wiretaps on two of Mr. Robinson's cell phone numbers, according to a grand jury presentment.

Mr. Robinson, described as a "mid-level to upper-level cocaine trafficker," distributed cocaine worth as much as $228,000 in the Pittsburgh region on a monthly basis, on his own and through a network of dealers.

He and customers often used code language to disguise talk of drugs during cell phone conversations. Both a "Ben Roethlisberger jersey" and a "Vick," for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, signified 7 grams of cocaine, referencing the number on both players' jerseys.

One of Mr. Robinson's biggest customers was Lamarr Martin, 27, of Wilkinsburg, who used as many as 18 different phone numbers to call Mr. Robinson from June 23 to July 19, placing at least 20 orders for drugs, Mr. Corbett said.

During their phone conversations, Mr. Robinson gave Mr. Martin advice about the cocaine business, "coaching him on sales, pricing, how to handle street problems and how to handle his customer base," Mr. Corbett said.

Mr. Martin faces 17 counts of possession with intent to deliver.

Mr. Robinson grew up in Homewood and has been arrested at least three times on drug charges since 1999. In 2004, he pleaded guilty to possession and received two years of probation, according to court records.

Drug charges were also pending yesterday against Christina Ross, 21, of McKees Rocks; Julian Christ Barrett, 32, of Pittsburgh; Robert Odell Brown, 27, of Braddock; Tijuan Clarke, 24, of Pittsburgh; Candace Jackson, 26, of Pittsburgh; Cornelius Perry, 32, of Pittsburgh; Corey Porter, 31, of Pittsburgh; Kenneth Wallace, 28, of Duquesne; Gregory Williams, of East Pittsburgh; and Clinton Wilson, 22, of Pittsburgh.

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