POUGHKEEPSIE – Two men have been arrested by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force as part of an investigation into wholesale distribution of cocaine and fentanyl in Dutchess County. Tysheed McPhee, 30, and Raquan Storts, 33, were working together to distribute cocaine and fentanyl throughout the county, according to the task force.
McPhee and Storts were both charged with felony criminal sale of a controlled substance, and additional drug charges against both men are pending.
“The investigation,” task force Detective Sergeant Adam Harris said, “began after his agents identified two men allegedly working in conjunction to distribute the poisonous and addictive drugs throughout the county. The suspected activity spanned multiple jurisdictions, including the Town and City of Poughkeepsie, the Town of Fishkill, and the City of Beacon.”
Undercover agents made multiple undercover purchases of narcotics from the two men at various locations in Dutchess County, helping the agents develop information that led them beyond county lines, including into the Capital Region, Westchester County, and New York City, in an effort to disrupt the transportation of narcotics into Dutchess County.
On April 29, agents, with assistance from the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit (SWAT), apprehended Raquan Storts on the Mid-Hudson Bridge as he entered Dutchess County from the Capital Region.
Shortly thereafter, task force agents, iworking with the Poughkeepsie Joint SWAT team, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Service Unit (SWAT) team and Patrol Division, and the City of Poughkeepsie Neighborhood Recovery Unit, executed search warrants at the following locations:
- Poughkeepsie Commons located at 130 Hudson Ave in the City of Poughkeepsie
- Harriet Tubman Terrace Apartments located at 142 Nina Place in the City of Poughkeepsie – where Tysheed McPhee was taken into custody
- 35 Franklin Street in the City of Poughkeepsie
The arrests and search warrants resulted in the seizure of a significant quantity of fentanyl, cash, packaging, scales, and other evidence related to the sale and distribution of narcotics.
Following their arraignments, both men were released and ordered to appear in the Town of Poughkeepsie Justice Court on May 4, 2026.
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