Cocaine, Scales Found In Bust At Housing Complex In Poughkeepsie: Woman Arrested, DA Says Cocaine, Scales Found In Bust At Housing Complex In Poughkeepsie: Woman Arrested, DA Says
Cocaine, Scales Found In Bust At Housing Complex In Poughkeepsie: Woman Arrested, DA Says A woman is facing serious drug charges after police say they caught her selling cocaine at a public housing complex in Dutchess County.  On Wednesday, June 18, police arrested Felicia L. Griffin, 44, after a weeks-long investigation into drug sales at the Corlies Manor housing complex in Poughkeepsie, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced.  Investigators said they got a tip about possible drug activity in the area and made several undercover purchases from Griffin. Officers then got a warrant to search her home. Griffin was arrested without inci…
La Plata Man Busted With Guns, Cocaine, Pills Released Days Later: Sheriff La Plata Man Busted With Guns, Cocaine, Pills Released Days Later: Sheriff
La Plata Man Busted With Guns, Cocaine, Pills Released Days Later: Sheriff A Maryland man caught with guns, cocaine, and hundreds of pills in a La Plata home was released just days after his arrest, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Bruce Robinson, 57, was taken into custody in late May after narcotics detectives served a search warrant at a home in the 7700 block of Weatherly Place, officials said on Thursday, June 19. During the search, investigators recovered a "substantial amount of illegal drugs and multiple unregistered weapons," including:  Hundreds of Oxycodone tablets; Suboxone strips; Amphetamine tablets; Cocaine; "Associated items…
111 Cocaine Vials Seized During Property Check In Holyoke, Police Say 111 Cocaine Vials Seized During Property Check In Holyoke, Police Say
111 Cocaine Vials Seized During Property Check In Holyoke, Police Say A Holyoke property check meant to crack down on street-level drug dealing led to the arrest of a man allegedly carrying more than 100 vials of cocaine, police said. Officers were conducting a quality-of-life check on South Bridge Street around 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, when they encountered a man later identified as Richard Cokotis, 43, of Chicopee, according to Holyoke Police Chief Brian Keenan. Cokotis told officers he had a knife. While removing it, officers felt something else in his pocket they suspected was drugs. “Officers recovered approximately 111 vials of suspected cocaine and m…
Over Dozen Grams Of Cocaine Found In Man's Car On Route 202 In Southeast: NYSP Over Dozen Grams Of Cocaine Found In Man's Car On Route 202 In Southeast: NYSP
Over Dozen Grams Of Cocaine Found In Man's Car On Route 202 In Southeast: Nysp A Fairfield County man is facing felony drug charges after police say they found more than a dozen grams of cocaine in his car during a traffic stop in the Hudson Valley. The traffic stop that led to the man's arrest happened around 3:27 a.m. on Sunday, June 15, in the Putnam County town of Southeast, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, June 17.  At this time, troopers stopped a 2018 Audi on Danbury Road (Route 202) for multiple traffic violations. The driver, identified as 42-year-old Jose A. Gonzalez of Brookfield, was the only person in the car, police said.  Poli…
Cocaine, Over $2.3K In Cash Seized From Haverstraw Home: 2 Arrested, DA Says Cocaine, Over $2.3K In Cash Seized From Haverstraw Home: 2 Arrested, DA Says
Cocaine, Over $2.3K In Cash Seized From Haverstraw Home: 2 Arrested, DA Says Two people were arrested after a drug raid in Rockland County uncovered cocaine and cash—but both were later released without bail, prosecutors say. The raid happened Thursday, June 12, at a home in Haverstraw, following a narcotics investigation by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force, the Rockland DA's Office announced on Monday, June 16.  Inside the house, officers found a chunky white substance weighing more than half an ounce that tested positive for cocaine, along with $2,306 in cash, according to District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II. The two people ins…
$500K Cocaine Package, FedEx Driver Ambushed At Gunpoint By Philly Men In Broad Daylight: DOJ $500K Cocaine Package, FedEx Driver Ambushed At Gunpoint By Philly Men In Broad Daylight: DOJ
$500K Cocaine Package, FedEx Driver Ambushed At Gunpoint By Philly Men In Broad Daylight: DOJ Two Philadelphia men have been convicted of ambushing a FedEx driver at gunpoint and carjacking his truck in broad daylight while hunting for a $500,000 cocaine shipment, federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Ronald Byrd, 37, and Saikeen Dixon, 32, were found guilty at trial of carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, according to U.S. Attorney David Metcalf. Byrd was also convicted of attempted possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. The men’s plan unraveled on August 10, 2022, when a package weighing 29 pounds ar…
Braintree Man Who Led Drug Ring Gets 10 Years For Fentanyl Trafficking After ICE Probe Braintree Man Who Led Drug Ring Gets 10 Years For Fentanyl Trafficking After ICE Probe
Braintree Man Who Led Drug Ring Gets 10 Years For Fentanyl Trafficking After ICE Probe A Braintree man is heading to prison after federal investigators uncovered his role as the leader of a major drug trafficking ring that brought opioids into Massachusetts from Latin America. Jonathan Melendez Decatro, also known as “Jacha,” was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation. Officials say he was the head of a large-scale drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in the Brockton area. Authorities said Melendez Decatro was getting his drugs from Colombia, Mexico, and the…
$46K, Drugs Seized In Hackensack Bust; Man Arrested, Police Say $46K, Drugs Seized In Hackensack Bust; Man Arrested, Police Say
$46K, Drugs Seized In Hackensack Bust; Man Arrested, Police Say A Hackensack man is facing serious charges after police say they uncovered a stash of drugs and $46,000 in cash during a motor vehicle stop and a search of his apartment. On Wednesday, June 11, Detectives Michael Reo and Aaron Rios of Hackensack PD's Crime Suppression Bureau stopped a 2025 Ford Explorer on Route 80 west near East Kennedy Street, Police Chief Michael Antista said. Inside the vehicle, officers found “a significant amount" of unregulated marijuana and cash, Antista said. The driver, identified as Felix Molina, was arrested and taken to police headquarters. Later that nig…
34+ Lbs. Of Marijuana, Cocaine, THC: NJ Man Busted, Ocean County Prosecutor Says 34+ Lbs. Of Marijuana, Cocaine, THC: NJ Man Busted, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
34+ Lbs. Of Marijuana, Cocaine, THC: NJ Man Busted, Ocean County Prosecutor Says A 45-year-old Monmouth County resident was arrested and hit with numerous drug charges following a three-month investigation, Ocean County prosecutors announced Thursday, June 12. Gary Johnson used his residence in Allentown, New Jersey and a storage facility in Trenton to store and distribute cocaine, marijuana, THC products and psilocybin, Ocean County Bradley Billhimer said. On Wednesday, May 28, Johnson's Allentown residence was placed under surveillance by various law enforcement agencies, Billhimer said. Detectives observed Johnson travel from the home to Asbury Park, Billhimer s…
Carroll County Drug Ring Busted; Westminster Pair Jailed After SWAT Raids, Sheriff Says Carroll County Drug Ring Busted; Westminster Pair Jailed After SWAT Raids, Sheriff Says
Carroll County Drug Ring Busted; Westminster Pair Jailed After SWAT Raids, Sheriff Says Two alleged drug traffickers are behind bars in Carroll County after a major multi-agency bust that spanned six months and involved SWAT teams, the DEA, and local police from three counties, authorities announced. Antonio Alfonso Liason, 38, and Jessica Brooke Smith, 47, both of Westminster, were arrested this week, during a sweeping takedown involving search warrants across Carroll County and Baltimore, according to the sheriff's office. “These search warrants were a result of a joint investigation spanning approximately six months, targeting the distribution of large quantities of illicit…
9 Drug Dealers Caught In 'County-Wide Takedown' In Dutchess, DA Says: 'We Will Find You' 9 Drug Dealers Caught In 'County-Wide Takedown' In Dutchess, DA Says: 'We Will Find You'
9 Drug Dealers Caught In 'County-Wide Takedown' In Dutchess, DA Says: 'We Will Find You' Nine people accused of dealing fentanyl and cocaine in Dutchess County have been arrested following a sweeping undercover drug operation that targeted dealers fueling addiction and violent crime, prosecutors announced.  The initiative, dubbed "Operation Street Sweeper," was led by the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force and focused on street-level narcotics activity in the areas of Poughkeepsie, Beacon, and Hyde Park, the DA's Office's Drug Task Force said Wednesday, June 11.  Investigators spent months purchasing drugs undercover and gathering evidence befo…
$100K In Cocaine Gets Man Busted In Trenton: Mercer County Prosecutor $100K In Cocaine Gets Man Busted In Trenton: Mercer County Prosecutor
$100K In Cocaine Gets Man Busted In Trenton: Mercer County Prosecutor A 51-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, June 4, after $100,000 in cocaine was seized in Trenton, authorities said. At 2:15 p.m., detectives with the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force observed Paul Shirley operating a silver Toyota Camry near Brunswick Avenue and Race Street in Trenton, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey said. A traffic stop was initiated and officers observed an open compartment in the center console that they recognized as a trap compartment commonly used to conceal narcotics, Marbrey said. A K-9, Indy, sniffed out a narcotic o…