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The incident began about 5:30 p.m., on Monday, May 11, when a Westchester County Police officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Central Park Avenue near the Cross County Parkway in Yonkers.
The officer detected an odor of marijuana in the vehicle and also observed a shopping bag on the rear seat containing what appeared to be marijuana in vacuum-sealed bags, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police.
The driver was taken into custody. A satchel bag that he was wearing was seized and inside officers found fraudulent Oxycodone pills, O'Leary said.
The vehicle, a Nissan Maxima, was impounded and towed to Westchester County Police headquarters. A search warrant was obtained and more than four pounds of cocaine, or approximately two kilos, was recovered along with almost 22 pounds of marijuana, O'Leary said.
In addition, a loaded magazine for a 9 mm handgun was found in the car.
Victor Ramos, 32, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, was charged with:
- Criminal possession of a controlled substance, first-degree
- Two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree
- Criminal possession of marijuana
- Criminal possession of a weapon
Ramos was held overnight at County Police headquarters in Hawthorne.
He was arraigned Tuesday, May 12, in Yonkers City Court and released on his own recognizance.
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