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Police seize more than $2m worth of marijuana and cocaine in big Poughkeepsie drug bust

by HV1 Staff
October 31, 2017
in Crime
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Police seize more than $2m worth of marijuana and cocaine in big Poughkeepsie drug bust
Hughroy E. Thompson

On Oct. 21, the New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET), in conjunction with the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office, conducted a narcotics investigation which resulted in the arrest of Hughroy E. Thompson, 44, of Taylor Ave., Poughkeepsie, for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 1st degree, a felony, and criminal possession of a marijuana in the 1st degree, also a felony.

As a result of the narcotics investigation, State Police made a major drug seizure of approximately 26 pounds of cocaine and 42 pounds of marijuana. The estimated street value of the illegal drugs is over two million dollars.

Thompson was arraigned before the Town of Fishkill Justice Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail with no bail.

A police dog poses with the seized drugs
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