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Area Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine In His Shoe Sentenced, DA Says Area Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine In His Shoe Sentenced, DA Says
Area Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine In His Shoe Sentenced, DA Says A man from the region with a pair of prior violent felony convictions is heading back to prison after being busted with an unlawfully loaded handgun and cocaine in a shoe left behind the scene of the crime as he fled from police, the District Attorney announced. Sullivan County resident Sequan Lewis, age 32, of Monticello, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty during a felony jury trial for narcotics and weapons possession in Orange County. Specifically, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said that on Monday, Feb. 14, Lewis pleaded guilty to third-degree crimi…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Seize 300 Pounds Of Pot At Six Hudson Valley Grow Houses Police Seize 300 Pounds Of Pot At Six Hudson Valley Grow Houses
Police Seize 300 Pounds Of Pot At Six Hudson Valley Grow Houses A house fire led to the discovery of six marijuana grow houses and the seizure of more than 300 pounds of pot in two Hudson Valley counties. The operations were uncovered on Wednesday, June 6, when members of the Town of Marlborough Police and Fire departments responded to a structure fire at 212 Bingham Lane in Marlboro, said the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. First responders quickly determined that the entire residence had been converted to an indoor marijuana growing and processing operation,, the department said. Marlborough Police requested the assistance of detectives from the Sher…

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by Kathy Reakes