Large Cache of Narcotics Seized in Rockland County

This morning, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II was joined by Frank Tarentino, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA's)New York Division, and Rockland County Police Chiefs at the Rockland County District Attorney's Office in New City to announce the seizure of a large quantity of narcotics and the arrest of two individuals for possession of a controlled substance and two handguns. 

The arrests were the result of search warrants executed last week, stemming from a month-long investigation conducted by the Rockland County District Attorney's Drug Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Westchester Resident Office Tactical Diversion Squad.

On Friday, February 10, 2023, the Rockland County District Attorney's Drug Task Force and DEA Tactical Diversion Squad executed the search warrants at residences in Congers and Nyack. The basis of

the search warrant resulted from a multi-agency investigation that identified a Rockland man selling a large amount of controlled substances throughout Rockland County. 

With the assistance of the Clarkstown Police Department's Critical Incident Response Team and the Orangetown Police Department, both the suspected drug dealer and an acquaintance were taken into custody. 

"Keeping our streets and communities safe from dangerous drugs and violence is a top priority of my office," Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh says. "I have pledged to use every available resource to investigate and prosecute drug dealers selling their poison to our children."