POUGHKEEPSIE – A 39-year-old accused drug dealer is in Dutchess County Jail without bail following a Dutchess County Drug Task Force raid at 40 South Hamilton Street in Poughkeepsie last week. The drug task force had been responding to tips of someone selling drugs out of an apartment at the South Hamilton Street address, resulting in the arrest of Leon Allen on two felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Over the course of the investigation, task force agents conducted purchases of narcotics from Allen, which led to the securing of a search warrant for multiple apartments within 40 South Hamilton Street, believed to be utilized for the storage, concealment, and distribution of narcotics and dangerous drugs, according to Detective Sergeant Adam Harris, the coordinator of the task force.
During the raid, , large quantities of cocaine, drug packaging materials, cash, digital scales, and other items associated with the sale and distribution of narcotics were seized.
Allen was arraigned in the City of Poughkeepsie Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail with no bail.Multiple sales charges are pending against Allen related to this case by the Drug Task Force.
“This investigation and enforcement action were made possible through close collaboration between the Drug Task Force and the NYSP Community Stabilization Unit, City of Poughkeepsie Neighborhood Recovery Unit the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureaus, Town of Poughkeepsie and City Police Departments, City of Beacon Police Department, Town of Hyde Park Police Department, Town of East Fishkill Police Department, and the Town of Fishkill Police Department,” Detective Sergeant Harris said.
If anyone has information regarding this case or about any other individuals selling drugs in Dutchess County, you are urged to contact the Drug Task Force confidential tip line at 845-463-6040 or by emailing your tips to .
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