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Pair Caught With 510 Bags Of Heroin In Hudson Valley Stop
Two men were busted by State Police troopers with more than 500 bags of heroin during a stop on Route 17 in Orange County overnight.
Troopers stopped Matamoras, Pa. resident Jeremy Maun, 33, and Greeley, Pa. resident Christopher Scurto, 25, at approximately midnight on Monday, March 12 in Monroe for equipment violations.
During the stop, troopers discovered that the duo were in possession of 510 bags of heroin, which were hidden in the vehicle. Both Maun and Scurto were arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, felonies.…
Three Busted For Selling Heroin In Westchester
Three men with lengthy arrest records are facing possession and sale of heroin charges following the execution of several search warrants Monday by members of the Peekskill Police Department and the Westchester County Heroin and Opiate Task Force.
Charles Pritchett, 65, of the Bronx, John Brown, 58, and Mark Mair, 58, both of Peekskill, were busted following a search of a home at 118 Old Bay St., in Peekskill, and a vehicle belonging to Pritchett, said Peekskill Police Chief Eric Johansen.
During the search, police recovered more than 200 bags of heroin and seized Pritchett’s 2013 Chevrole…
Father, Son Duo Plead Guilty In Hudson Valley 'Family Ties' Drug Sweeps
A father and son duo who were part of a wide-ranging due trafficking network in Orange County has pleaded guilty to felony charges in connection with the "Operation Family Ties," according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
Ramon Rivera, 45, and his son, Raymond Rivera, 26, were the last of 35 indicted defendants in the case to plead guilty, the DA's office said.
Ramon Rivera pled guilty to second-degree conspiracy, and Raymond Rivera pled guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance on Friday, Feb. 2. Both are scheduled to be sentenced on March 15, t…
10 Hudson Valley Gang Members Face New Charges
Nearly a dozen members of a Newburgh street gang face additional racketeering and firearms charges, according to the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan.
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, David M. Hoovler, the Orange County District Attorney, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, Ashan M. Benedict, the New York Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and Aaron Weaver, the Acting Chief of the City of Newburgh Police Department, announced add…
3,000 Bags Of Heroin Seized In Massive Hudson Valley Bust
A routine traffic stop by a New Windsor police officer on Wednesday led to the discovery of more than 3,000 bags of heroin and the arrest of a local man, according to the Town of New Windsor Police.
The drugs were discovered when Officer Frank Pierri conducted a traffic stop on Walsh Road. During the course of the traffic stop, it was discovered that the driver, Harold R. Perez, 41, of New Windsor, was in possession of 440 bags of heroin, said Lt. Michale Farbent.
Further investigation then led officers to obtain a search warrant for the suspects’ residence which led to an additional 2,651…
