Over $1 million worth of pot
TOWN OF MONTGOMERY – A vehicle and traffic stop on Route 208 in
the Town of Montgomery led to the arrests of two men and the seizure of
over 204 pounds of high-grade marijuana with a street value of over $1
million.
When State Police pulled over the vehicle driven by Anthony Donofrio,
69, of New Rochelle, they detected a strong odor of marijuana leading
to a search of the vehicle.
The drugs were found hidden in a large wooden container in the bed of
the pickup truck.
Donofrio and his passenger, Danny Aguayo, 35, of Stamford, Connecticut
were each charged with first-degree criminal possession of marijuana as
a felony.
They were remanded to the Orange County Jail on $50,000 cash bail or $100,000
bond each.
