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Hudson Valley Police Officers Awarded For Role In Seizing Nearly $32M Worth of Cocaine Hudson Valley Police Officers Awarded For Role In Seizing Nearly $32M Worth of Cocaine
Hudson Valley Police Officers Awarded For Role In Seizing Nearly $32M Worth of Cocaine Several members of the Westchester County Police Department have been awarded for their role in seizing almost one ton of cocaine from an airport cargo terminal.  The seizure happened on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, when the Drug Enforcement Task Force Group D-42, which includes members of the WCPD, was surveilling a cargo terminal at Newark Airport as part of a seven-month investigation into a Puerto Rico-based drug trafficking organization, according to a post by Westchester County Police on Monday, Nov. 14.  While conducting surveillance, detectives saw two large pallet…

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by Ben Crnic
News
4 Nabbed In Takedown Of 'Vast Drug Network' Operating Throughout Northeast, DA Says 4 Nabbed In Takedown Of 'Vast Drug Network' Operating Throughout Northeast, DA Says
4 Nabbed In Takedown Of 'Vast Drug Network' Operating Throughout Northeast, DA Says Four Long Island men have been arrested for allegedly running a drug ring that sold drugs through the Northeast. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Friday, Oct. 7, that the four Montauk residents had been arrested and charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance.  The four are: Angel Garces-Diaz, age not available Anuedy Garces-Medrano, age 35 Yadaris Baez-Rivera, age 26 Everado Hernandez, age 45 “From Babylon to Montauk and every place in between, every community is unfortunately affected by the scourge of these drugs that are becomi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fugitive Had 30 Pounds Of Fentanyl In Home Next To Daycare In NY, DEA Says Fugitive Had 30 Pounds Of Fentanyl In Home Next To Daycare In NY, DEA Says
Fugitive Had 30 Pounds Of Fentanyl In Home Next To Daycare In NY, DEA Says Federal agents apprehended a 44-year-old fugitive in New York, where they say he was trafficking large amounts of cocaine and fentanyl.  Benito Bello, from Lawrence, Massachusetts, who also goes by the name Zuriel Ayala Rodriguez, was arrested in the Bronx on Wednesday, Aug. 10, the DEA said.  Agents said Bello had a kilo of cocaine and 14 kilos of the synthetic opioid inside the home where a minor child also lived.  Next to the house was a daycare that watched children as young as 6 weeks old, federal agents said.  For context, 14 kilos is more than 30 pounds of …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Saugerties Woman Caught With Heroin, Crack In Orange County Stop Saugerties Woman Caught With Heroin, Crack In Orange County Stop
Saugerties Woman Caught With Heroin, Crack In Orange County Stop State troopers found nearly four ounces of heroin and over 10 grams of crack cocaine in the vehicle of an area woman who was pulled over for vehicle and traffic violations, police said.  State Police reportedly pulled over Ulster County resident Alva M. Joyce of Saugerties, 35, on I-87 in Woodbury at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17. They found 107 grams of heroin and 10.8 grams of crack cocaine, according to police.  Joyce was charged with the felonies of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and fourth-degree criminal pos…

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by Christina Coulter