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Hudson Valley Guns, Drugs Trafficking Networks Busted, 7 Arrested, AG Says Hudson Valley Guns, Drugs Trafficking Networks Busted, 7 Arrested, AG Says
Hudson Valley Guns, Drugs Trafficking Networks Busted, 7 Arrested, AG Says Large gun trafficking and narcotics networks were busted and seven suspects were arrested during raids in the region. The networks and suspects were operating out of Dutchess County, mostly in the Poughkeepsie area, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. The arrests were made on Wednesday, Feb. 14 throughout Dutchess County. According to James, the gun trafficking network sold ghost guns and assault-style rifles and the narcotics trafficking network distributed counterfeit oxycodone pills containing deadly amounts of fentanyl in Dutchess County.  The takedowns recovere…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Drug-Dealing Duo Nabbed During Search, Police Say Hudson Valley Drug-Dealing Duo Nabbed During Search, Police Say
Hudson Valley Drug-Dealing Duo Nabbed During Search, Police Say Two alleged drug dealers off the streets following a bust by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force in collaboration with local police. The incident -- which took two illegal handguns and narcotics off the streets --  took place in Dutchess County on Thursday, Jan. 4 on Wagon Wheel Road in the town of Hyde Park, said Sgt. Adam Harris of the task force. Harris said the warrant search was the result of an ongoing investigation by the task force into local drug sales. Arrested during the search included Terrance A. Warren, age 30, and Bryant N. Rojas-Hill, age 31, both from the town of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man On Probation Busted With Pounds Of Narcotics, Weapons Hudson Valley Man On Probation Busted With Pounds Of Narcotics, Weapons
Hudson Valley Man On Probation Busted With Pounds Of Narcotics, Weapons An investigation in Northern Westchester led to a massive drug bust of a 40-year-old man who was found in possession of cannabis, Psilocybin mushrooms, amphetamine, and other narcotics, state police investigators announced. The Westchester County Department of Probation launched an investigation into Somers resident Vincenzo Fidanza after receiving a tip that he was in violation of the terms of his probation. The investigation led state police to seize multiple drugs and illegal weapons, including: 21.5 pounds of marijuana; 2.7 pounds of Psilocybin mushrooms, 246.9 grams of THC oil; 101 …

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by Zak Failla
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Drug Crackdown Nets 12 Arrests In Area Drug Crackdown Nets 12 Arrests In Area
Drug Crackdown Nets 12 Arrests In Area In an effort to address the continuing drug crisis in the Hudson Valley,  one local sheriff's office arrested 12 people in a crackdown sweep of known drug users. The Sullivan County Sherriff's Office Gang and Narcotics Unit busted the following people: George Saulsberry, 64 of Monticello, charged with criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of crack cocaine. Jeffrey Barker, 25 of Liberty, charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance/heroin/Fentanyl. Kayla Quinones, 31 of Livingston Manor, charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance/Fentanyl…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Millions In Fentanyl, Opiates, Seized In Hudson Valley Millions In Fentanyl, Opiates, Seized In Hudson Valley
Millions In Fentanyl, Opiates, Seized In Hudson Valley Several million dollars worth of fentanyl and other drugs are off the streets following a massive Drug Enforcement Agency bust in the Hudson Valley. A joint investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Drug Enforcement Task Force (NYDETF), New Jersey State Police, and the Westchester District Attorney’s Office led to the seizure of millions of dollars worth of opiates and other narcotics, including alleged fentanyl in Mount Vernon. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that in total, approximately 25,000 pills alleged to be fentanyl, many ma…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Men, Woman Nabbed In Drug Bust After Warrant Search In Area Three Men, Woman Nabbed In Drug Bust After Warrant Search In Area
Three Men, Woman Nabbed In Drug Bust After Warrant Search In Area A multi-agency drug bust run by the New York State Police Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team led to the arrest of three men and a woman in the area. On Thursday, Aug. 13, State Police, along with members of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department, NYSP Special Operations Response Team, executed search warrants on Fulton Avenue in the Town of Poughkeepsie and Hooker Avenue in the City of Poughkeepsie resulting in the arrest of four people. During the bust, police said that investigators seized: 320 grams …

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Threatens To Throw Urine After Being Busted During An Orange County Drug Investigation Teen Threatens To Throw Urine After Being Busted During An Orange County Drug Investigation
Teen Threatens To Throw Urine After Being Busted During An Orange County Drug Investigation A teenager wanted in Orange County who attempted to flee police and attempted to resist arrest was among two apprehended in a drug bust outside a daycare in Newburgh. Detectives from the Newburgh City Police Department were conducting surveillance on City Terrace following several complaints of open-air drug dealing and drug use in the area in front of a State Certified Day Care Center. While surveilling the area, investigators spotted two men in the area, including 19-year-old Sean Mitchell, who is wanted on a bench warrant for armed robbery out of the City of Newburgh Court, and a second …

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by Zak Failla
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Newburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Dealing Newburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Dealing
Newburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Dealing A 37-year-old man who was busted as part of a massive drug bust dubbed "Aces High," pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance for having a half-ounce of cocaine and heroin, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Newburgh resident Joe Bailey, a/k/a “Capital,” pleaded guilty Thursday before Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill and admitted to having sold the drugs in the area of South Lander Street and Spring Street, in Newburgh, the DA's Office said. Bailey was arrested by the Orange County Drug Task Force after an Orange County grand ju…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Caught With $3.6M Worth Of Cocaine In Newburgh Tractor-Trailer Stop Two Caught With $3.6M Worth Of Cocaine In Newburgh Tractor-Trailer Stop
Two Caught With $3.6M Worth Of Cocaine In Newburgh Tractor-Trailer Stop A total of $3.6 worth of cocaine was confiscated and two men arrested after an early Saturday morning drug bust in the Hudson Valley.While patrolling the Town of Newburgh, Orange County sheriff’s deputies pulled over a tractor-trailer headed for the New York State Thruway for following a car too closely. A subsequent probable-cause search of the trailer, performed by a state police K-9 and sheriff's office k-9, turned up a sack containing 10 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $3.6 million, according to the sheriff’s office. Two St. Elizario, Texas men -- Francisco Casti…

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by Joe Lombardi