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Drug Task Force Raid Yields Five Arrests in Poughkeepsie

Drug Task Force Raid Yields Five Arrests in Poughkeepsie

**Poughkeepsie, NY** – A narcotics investigation by the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force led to arrests at 7 Jones Street in the Town of Poughkeepsie following complaints about drug activity and overdoses. On Friday, Drug Task Force Agents purchased fentanyl and cocaine at the location, concluding in the arrest of five individuals.

Joseph Napolitano, 35, was apprehended for selling fentanyl and cocaine on multiple occasions. Napolitano faced charges of Criminal Possession and Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree, which are class B felonies. He was later arraigned and released, ordered to report to probation.

The other four individuals arrested included Atrayu Felix, 29, Shane Turner, 31, and Jasmine English, 19, all wanted by the New York State Police for narcotics-related offenses. They were turned over to the state police. Robert Cann, 30, wanted by the NYS Parole, was taken to Dutchess County Jail.

The Drug Task Force, with assistance from the Town of Poughkeepsie Police, remains committed to combatting

Drug Raid Yields Guns, Fentanyl, and Cash

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Utica Police Conduct Successful Drug and Weapon Raid

**UTICA, NY** – A search warrant was executed on February 11 at 1129 Miller St as part of an investigation into narcotics and weapons possession. The operation was a joint effort by the Utica Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, GIVE Unit, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

On Tuesday, officers from the UPD SIU and Patrol, Oneida County Narcotics Unit, and METRO SWAT detained Douglas Smallwood, 24, the target of the search warrant, at the residence on Miller St. The search led to the discovery and seizure of significant evidence.

Authorities seized four handguns, one modified with a “switch” to make it fully automatic, three extended handgun magazines, and 448 grams of fentanyl. Additionally, assorted ammunition, narcotics packing materials, and $9,275 in US currency were confiscated.

Smallwood faces charges including criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first and third degrees, criminal possession of a firearm, and multiple counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees.