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The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office announced the successful execution of two drug raids in Poughkeepsie, leading to the arrest of two alleged high-level narcotics dealers. The coordinated operation took place on Tuesday (February 18) at a residence on Marshall Street and the Poughkeepsie Commons Apartment Complex.
Authorities seized large quantities of cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, packaging materials, scales, cash, and two vehicles during the raids. The suspects, 49-year-old Terence Whitted and 35-year-old Deon T. Elting, have been charged with multiple felonies. Whitted was arrested at the Poughkeepsie Commons Apartment Complex and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree, a Class A-2 felony. Elting was taken into custody at his residence on Marshall Street and charged with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, a Class A-1 felony. Both suspects were arraigned in Poughkeepsie City Court and remanded to Dutchess County Jail without bail.
The operation was a collaborative effort involving the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Patrol Bureau and Detective Bureau, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, the Hyde Park Police Department, the District Attorney’s Violent Crime and Dangerous Drug Bureau, and the New York State Police Crime Suppression Unit.
Authorities expect more arrests as the investigation continues. They encourage anyone with information about drug activity in Dutchess County to contact the District Attorney’s Drug Task Force confidential tip line at 845-463-6040 or email Drugtaskforcetips@gmail.com.
According to the Daily Voice, the suspects had been under investigation for allegedly distributing large amounts of dangerous drugs throughout the region.