GOSHEN- A 56-year-old Poughkeepsie man has been sentenced in Orange County Court to six to 12 years in state prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy in the Operation Hot Lunch investigation.
Anthony Nelson was among 26 people charged with narcotics, firearms and conspiracy offensives, and is believed to be the largest narcotics and gun trafficking case in Orange County history.
The investigation earned its Hot Lunch name because drugs had been sold from a food truck parked in front of the Newburgh City Courthouse.
A six-month investigation into illegal guns and narcotics trafficking in the county was conducted by several law enforcement agencies in Orange and Dutchess counties.
During the investigation, 24 firearms were recovered along with one kilogram of cocaine.
On the day of the enforcement action on May 21, 2024, police recovered over 11 kilos of cocaine, some 90 grams of fentanyl, seven guns, high-capacity magazines, materials used in narcotics trafficking and 10 vehicles that were used in the crimes.
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