4 Accused Of Drug, Weapons Charges In Poughkeepsie

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Four people are facing drug and weapons charges in the city and town of Poughkeepsie. On Aug. 13, the New York State Police Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team, in conjunction with the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department Neighborhood Recovery Unit, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department and the state police Special Operations Response Team executed search warrants on Fulton Avenue in the town of Poughkeepsie and Hooker Avenue in the city of Poughkeepsie.

Police said Derrick Holland, 46, Curtis T. Holland, 48, Megan Guzman, 23, and Quamek DuBois, 26, were charged with first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, felonies.

About 320 grams of cocaine, 401 grams of crack-cocaine, a loaded Taurus 740 .40 caliber handgun, a loaded Springfield Armory .40 caliber handgun, $16,800 in United States currency and various equipment used in the sale and packaging of narcotics were seized between the two locations, authorities said.

Derrick Holland, Guzman and DuBois were arraigned virtually before the Town of Lagrange Court and sent to the Dutchess County Jail without bail.

Calvin Holland was arraigned virtually before the City of Poughkeepsie Court and sent to Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail or $100,000 bond.

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