NEW YORK – A major drug trafficking ring that distributed drugs in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley was taken down by state and local law enforcement.
An investigation led by the State Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force recovered over five kilograms of cocaine and some 1.2 kilos of heroin laced with fentanyl, which has a combined potential street value of $350,000.
The investigation also seized five handguns and $67,000 in cash.
Twenty-six people were charged with 276 crimes for their roles in the drug trafficking operation, which was active in Ulster, Columbia, Greene, Westchester, Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Westchester and the Bronx.
The investigation was led by the attorney general’s task force in partnership with the State Police, Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office and Bethlehem Police Department.
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