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Rockland Driver, Passenger Caught With Meth, Smack, More, Police Say Rockland Driver, Passenger Caught With Meth, Smack, More, Police Say
Rockland Driver, Passenger Caught With Meth, Smack, More, Police Say Mahwah police found a Rockland driver and his passenger carrying meth, heroin, and more during an overnight traffic stop, authorities said. It was the second time in months that they arrested Yisroel Lieberman, age 24, of Spring Valley and Natalie Shein, age 30, of Brooklyn on drug charges. The first time, as with this week's bust, began with a motor vehicle equipment violation, police said. Detectives Timothy Letavish and Christopher Fasulo the couple in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Franklin Turnpike gas station around 1 a.m. Monday, Detective Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. They stopp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Charged After McDonald's Worker Accidentally Puts Drugs In Child's Happy Meal, Police Say Two Charged After McDonald's Worker Accidentally Puts Drugs In Child's Happy Meal, Police Say
Two Charged After McDonald's Worker Accidentally Puts Drugs In Child's Happy Meal, Police Say Two employees at a New England McDonald’s are facing charges after a furious mother found prescription medication inside her child’s Happy Meal box. The mother of an 11-year-old boy found Suboxone in her son’s Happy Meal box after picking it up from the drive-through at McDonald’s on Center Street in Auburn, Maine, on Wednesday, June 30, according to police. While investigating the unexpected package, police said that the “incident was an accident on the part of an employee.” According to investigators, an employee preparing meals for the drive-through had Suboxone in a shirt pocket with …

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by Zak Failla
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Inmate At Ulster County Jail Busted With Suboxone Inmate At Ulster County Jail Busted With Suboxone
Inmate At Ulster County Jail Busted With Suboxone An inmate at the Ulster County Jail is facing new charges after being busted with drugs while serving time for an unrelated charge. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Dec. 31 that a 22-year-old Niagara Falls man - whose name was not released - is facing a drug charge after being caught by corrections officers with Suboxone on Tuesday, Dec. 29, despite being behind bars. The man remains in jail on an unrelated charge and has now been charged with a felony count of promoting prison contraband. He is scheduled to appear in the Kingston City Court at a later date to answe…

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by Zak Failla
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Alert Issued For Woman, 21, Wanted For Attempting To Smuggle Suboxone Into Prison Alert Issued For Woman, 21, Wanted For Attempting To Smuggle Suboxone Into Prison
Alert Issued For Woman, 21, Wanted For Attempting To Smuggle Suboxone Into Prison An alert has been issued for a 21-year-old Hudson Valley woman who allegedly attempted to bring drugs into the Fishkill Correctional Facility in 2017. New York State Police investigators in Wappinger are attempting to locate Dallas Pistol Bennett, who is wanted by the Town of Fishkill Court after she was arrested in 2017 for allegedly attempting to smuggle Suboxone into the prison. She later failed to appear for court proceedings and a warrant was issued for her arrest. Police said that Bennett was last known to live in the Oswego area. She has been described as a 5-foot-7 woman weighing ap…

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by Zak Failla
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Alert Issued For Man Wanted In Northern Westchester On Drug Charges Alert Issued For Man Wanted In Northern Westchester On Drug Charges
Alert Issued For Man Wanted In Northern Westchester On Drug Charges An alert has been issued by New York State Police investigators in Northern Westchester for a man who was busted on drug charges earlier this year and failed to appear in court. Joseph Tafuri is wanted by New York State Police in Cortlandt for seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance following his arrest for possession of heroin and Suboxone in January. According to police, following his arrest, Tafuri failed to appear in the town of Cortlandt Justice Court after he was arrested and released. He is last known to reside in the Peekskill area. Police described Tafuri as 5…

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by Zak Failla
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Orange County Pair Busted With Heroin, Suboxone, Police Say Orange County Pair Busted With Heroin, Suboxone, Police Say
Orange County Pair Busted With Heroin, Suboxone, Police Say Police arrested two Orange County men who they said were carrying heroin and suboxone when they were stopped in New Jersey. The driver, Lucas Sacher, 34, of Chester and his passenger, Michael Pollets, 34, of Middletown were charged with drug possession and released after the stop in Fair Lawn, police said. Fair Lawn is just north of Paterson -- a notorious source of street heroin -- and a drive of 45 minutes to an hour from Orange County.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Route 45 Stop Results In Drug Charge For Monsey Man, 36 Route 45 Stop Results In Drug Charge For Monsey Man, 36
Route 45 Stop Results In Drug Charge For Monsey Man, 36 A 36-year-old Rockland County man is facing drug charges after being busted with Suboxone during a traffic stop for erratic driving, police said. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department stopped a motorist on Thursday, Dec. 13 on Route 45 in Spring Valley when he was spotted driving erratically. Police said that during the stop, the driver - whose name has not been released by investigators - it was determined he was in possession of non-prescribed Suboxone sublingual films, a controlled substance. The driver, who is from Monsey, was arrested at the scene and charged with criminal posses…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Nabbed Attempting To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say Woman Nabbed Attempting To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say
Woman Nabbed Attempting To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say A 48-year-old woman was nabbed trying to smuggle drugs into the Fishkill Correctional Facility, according to state police. Diana Guzman of the Bronx was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 3, for attempting to bring 18.3 grams of synthetic marijuana, and 85 sublingual suboxone strips into Fishkill Correctional Facility, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The drugs were hidden in black balloons on Guzman’s person, said Hicks.  She was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts introducing dangerous contraband into a prison.&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Caught Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say Two Caught Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say
Two Caught Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say Two men were busted attempted to smuggle drugs into the Fishkill Correctional Facility. Investigators from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Office of Special Investigations contacted New York State Police on Sept. 8, regarding two men who attempted to introduce contraband into the prison. State Police investigators determined that Bronx resident John Walden, 66 attempted to smuggle 30 dosage units of Suboxone into the prison. Further investigation into the incident found that the drugs were allegedly supplied to him by New Windsor resident Kennard Bloun…

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by Zak Failla
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Mahwah PD: Upstate NY Couple Had $530,000 Drug Cash In Route 17 Hotel Room Mahwah PD: Upstate NY Couple Had $530,000 Drug Cash In Route 17 Hotel Room
Mahwah PD: Upstate NY Couple Had $530,000 Drug Cash In Route 17 Hotel Room A Hudson Valley couple had $530,000 in suspected drug money in their Route 17 hotel room, along with some heroin and illegal prescription pills, said Mahwah police who seized the cash and drugs while arresting them. Alerted by a concerned citizen to a disoriented couple, Sgt. Michael Blondin and Officer William Hunt found 34-year-old Daniel Martel of Otisville and Tracey Harris, 30, of Bloomingburg in a car at a southbound fast food restaurant, Police Chief James Batelli said. A search of their car turned up heroin, hypodermic needles and drug paraphernalia -- along with burglary tools and …

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by Jerry DeMarco