NEWBURGH – Authorities arrested close to three dozen people on
Monday morning as they executed several search warrants in the City of
Newburgh, surrounding towns in Orange County, as well as in other areas
of the Hudson Valley and New York City. Orange County District Attorney
David Hoovler said “in excess of 30 people” have been taken
into custody.
The raids culminated a nine-month-long investigation into narcotics trafficking
centered on the distribution of heroin, cocaine, PCP and marijuana dating
back to June 2016.
The investigation uncovered several cells of a large scale drug trafficking
organization operating in the county, State Police said.
The operation included State and City of Newburgh Police, the Orange County
District Attorney’s Office as well as the US Drug Enforcement Administration,
New Windsor and Town of Newburgh Police and City of Port Jervis Police.
Helicopters flew above as the warrant arrests went down for the safety
of the officers involved.
