Area Duo Nabbed With Drugs, Guns, During Warrants Search, Police Say

John Diamond, age 27, of Chester, in Orange County, and Dyland Cronk, age 31, of Beacon, were arrested on Tuesday, May 18, following the investigation by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force along with the Ulster Regional Narcotics Team, the DEA, and Homeland Security Hudson Valley, said Frank Tasciotti, assistant coordinator of the Task Force.

The men were arrested following the execution of search warrants in Beacon and Chester. The warrants were a result of an investigation into narcotics sales taking place in Dutchess, Ulster, and Orange counties, Tasciotti said.

During the course of the investigation and search warrants, officers seized more than 1,300 pressed Fentanyl pills, 1,700 Xanax pills, an AR15 style assault rifle, and a 9mm semi-automatic pistol (both ghost guns), $3,000 cash, scales, and packaging materials.

Assisting in the investigation were the City of Beacon Police Department, the Town of Blooming Grove Police Department, and the Orange County Drug Task Force.

Diamond and Cronk were both charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and released on appearance tickets. Additional charges may follow.

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