WRFA-LP 107.9 FM https://www.wrfalp.com A listener supported, non-commercial, low power FM radio station in Jamestown, NY. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 01:07:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.wrfalp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wrfa-favicon-54e2097bv1_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 WRFA-LP 107.9 FM https://www.wrfalp.com 32 32 58712206 19 People Arrested Following Investigation Into Fentanyl, Meth Ring https://www.wrfalp.com/19-people-arrested-following-investigation-into-fentanyl-meth-ring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=19-people-arrested-following-investigation-into-fentanyl-meth-ring https://www.wrfalp.com/19-people-arrested-following-investigation-into-fentanyl-meth-ring/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:06:18 +0000 https://www.wrfalp.com/?p=48625

Drugs seized by police on December 7, 2022

Nineteen people have been arrested following a narcotics investigation into a large scale fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution ring in the Jamestown area.

The Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force, Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Narcotics Investigators, and Ellicott Police Department conducted raids on 628 Spring Street and 15 West Cowden Street in Jamestown, and at 252 West Main Street in Falconer on Wednesday afternoon, December 7.

Police seized in the three raids over 107 grams of fentanyl, over 19 grams of methamphetamine, packing materials, a 9mm pistol that was previously reported stolen from the Village of Lakewood, a large capacity ammunition feeding device, and $2,940 in cash.

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Police photo of drugs seized on November 5, 2022 and Alex Johnson

An investigation into a large scale fentanyl distribution ring resulted in several raids and the arrest of a Falconer man.

Jamestown Police said that members of the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Narcotics Investigators searched a home in Jamestown and in Falconer on Saturday night. A third search was done on a pick-up truck following a traffic stop.

In that search, detectives located 181.2 grams of fentanyl, 5 doses of LSD, a scale, and $6700 in cash.

22-year old Alex Johnson has been charged with 2nd Degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and 2nd degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. He was arraigned in City Court and released.

Anyone with information about drug or criminal activity is asked to call the Jamestown Police Department Tip Line at 716-483-8477.

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