SAUGERTIES – Two people
were arrested by members of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics
Team on Thursday night, October 18 following an investigation into drug
sales in Saugerties.
Saugerties Police enlisted the aid of URGENT to investigate narcotic sales
from a residence on Kelly Road.
Police executed a search warrant in the hamlet of Saxton and arrested
Anne Abrahamsen, 67, and Dennis Reese, 71, both of Saugerties.
Seized in the action were two illegal semi-automatic handguns, methamphetamine,
cocaine, diverted opioid pharmaceuticals, psychedelic mushrooms, digital
scales, drug packaging material and over $3,000 in cash.
Abrahamsen and Reese were both charged with six counts of drug possession,
two counts each of criminal possession of a firearm and criminal possession
of a weapon, criminal nuisance, and criminal use of drug paraphernalia.
With were remanded to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail
or $100,000 bond.
Agencies involved in the investigation Included URGENT, the Ulster County
Sheriff’s Office and Saugerties Police.
