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Sullivan County resident Raheen Meredith, age 50, of Thompson, was charged on Friday, Oct. 25.
According to Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Gang and Narcotics Intelligence Unit executed a search warrant in conjunction with “Operation Hard Rock,” a two-month-long investigation into wholesale cocaine distribution in Sullivan County.
Meredith was captured during a traffic stop following a search warrant of his apartment in Thompson, Chaboty said.
During the search, agents recovered three kilos of cocaine142 grams of marijuana and 1.7 grams of pink cocaine, a new drug known as Tusi, which contains a ketamine mixture.
Also seized was approximately $132,000 in cash.
Meredith was charged with three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was remanded to the Sullivan County Jail without bail.
The Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and the New York State Police assisted the Sheriff's Office in the investigation.
Sheriff Mike Schiff said that this was a significant seizure. “It’s not every day that you see kilo size bricks of cocaine and a $130,000 cash with a Sullivan County based drug dealer”, said Schiff. “This was definitely a wholesale operation."
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